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GRANT, Eric Duncan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 31447 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | London, England, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wesley College Melbourne Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident, United Kingdom, 4 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Driver, 31447, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Driver, 31447, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Whislt flying a Sopwith Camel B9248, 6TS, AFC, as an instuctor the aircraft crashed doing low aerobatics, attempting a half roll at 100ft and lost control near Minchinhampton. 2Lt Eric Duncan Grant (20) was killed instantly.