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GRANT , John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2420 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Creswick Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Wounds, Belgium, 30 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Westouter Churchyard and Extension II F 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2420, 58th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2420, 58th Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2420, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs Katie Grant, 4 Gordon Grove, Malvern, Victoria
GRANT.— On the 30th September, died of wounds, in France, Gunner J. Grant, late of R.A.G.A., Queenscliff, Victoria Barracks, and Williamstown, beloved husband of Katie (nee Bishop), and loving father of Joyce and Edith, aged 35 years. He has given his life for his country.
—(Inserted by his loving wife and children