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GRANT, Robert Hannibal
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5845 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Africa, 1890 |
| Home Town: | York, York, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maylands Methodist Church, Mount Lawley - Inglewood War Memorial , York District Great War Honour Board, York War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5845, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5845, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 5845, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5845 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
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In the early 1900's, Robert migrated from the family farm in Heilbron South Africa, to farm in York, Western Australia with his parents and seven siblings. Two married siblings remained in South Africa.
His brother, John Wesley Grant, died on June 30th, 1917 in England, from battle wounds received in France. Neither of my great uncles married.