| Regimental number | 2387 |
| Place of birth | Normanton, Queensland |
| School | Croydon State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Mulgrave, Cairns, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Grant, Post Office, Gordon Vale via Cairns, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of Arsenical Dermatitis. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 104), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 56 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Mary GRANT, Gordonvale, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4625 Pte Walter GRANT, 9th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 May 1919; 725 Pte William GRANT, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 8 October 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 3 October 1915 (mumps); discharged to duty, 9 November 1915. Admitted to Anzac Base, Mudros, 4 December 1915 . Admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 24 December 1915 (otitis media), and transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Lemnos; to Hospital Ship, 11 January 1916 (pneumonia) and transferred to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 11 January 1916; to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 18 January 1916; to A&NZ Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 31 January 1916; discharged to unit, 5 March 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 17 April 1916; transferred to No 4 Hospital Train, 18 April 1916, and admitted to 1st Australian Division Rest Station (venereal disease); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 23 June 1916 (dermatitis: dangerously ill). Died (arsenical dermatitis), 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 23 June 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GRANT Donald John |
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