Regimental number | 1948 |
Place of birth | nr Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa |
School | Government School and Private School, Heilborn, Orange Free State, South Africa |
Age on arrival in Australia | 14 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | York, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mrs B Grant, Cornubia, York, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 19), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 62 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Lilla GRANT,84 Third Avenue, Mount Lawley, Western Australia. Native of South Africa |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5845 Sergeant Robert Hannibal GRANT DCM, 27th Bn, killed in action, 3 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |