Regimental number | 4625 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Normanton, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Grant, Gordon Vale via Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2387 Pte Donald John GRANT, 9th Bn, died of disease, 23 June 1916; 725 Pte William GRANT, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 8 October 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 31 January 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 5 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, May 1916 (exact date too faint to read); disembarked Marseilles, France, May 1916 (exact date too faint to read); joined 9th Bn, in the field, 17 June 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 7 June 1916 (bronchitis); rejoined unit, 2 July 1916. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 12 August 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to 5th Field Ambulance, 13 August 1916; to 4th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 August 1916, and then to Ambulance Train No 19, same day; admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 22 August 1916; transferred to England, 22 August 1916, and admitted to Auxiliary Military Hospital, Gravesend, affiliated to Chatham, 22 August 1916. Taken on strength, No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 14 September 1916, and granted furlough. Admitted to Delhi Hospital, 25 September 1916 (influenza); reported to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, from hospital, 31 October 1916. Marched into 3rd Training Bn, Perham Downs, 2 November 1916. Admitted to Brimstone Hospital, 19 November 1916 (mumps); transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 20 November 1916 (venereal disease); transferred to Military Hospital, Parkhouse, 17 February 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 143 days. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 12 April 1917, and classified B.1.A. Transferred to 69th Bn, 24 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 October 1917; taken on strength, 9th Bn, in the field, Belgium, 20 October 1917. Wounded in action, 27 March 1918 (shell wound, thigh and back), and admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to Ambulance Train No 26; admitted to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 28 March 1918; transferred to 3rd General Hospital, Le Treport, 16 April 1918; to England, 8 May 1918, nd admitted to 15th Canadian General Hospital, 9 May 1918. Transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 20 May 1918; discharged on furlough, 20 May 1918. Found guilty, 13 June 1918, of being absent without leave in London from 10.30 am, 5 June, to 9 am, 13 June 1918: awarded forfeiture of 8 days' pay; forfeited a total of 16 days' pay. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, 14 June 1918. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, 10 July 1918. Found guilty, 9 August 1918, of after being duly warned for guard, absenting himself without leave from 3.30 pm, 8 August, til 8.30 am, 9 August 1918: awarded 3 days' confined to barracks, and forfeiture of 1 day's pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 August 1918; rejoined Bn, 22 August 1918. Marched out for return to Australia, 27 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Nestor', 20 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 4 July 1919; discharged, 28 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Originally attested as 3049 Walter GRANT. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 59 |
Place of burial | Mount Isa Cemetery, Mount Isa, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRANT Walter |