Coming Soon.
GRANT, Harold Edward
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1364, Officer |
---|---|
Enlisted: | 15 December 1914 |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
Born: | Kensington Park, South Australia, Australia, 16 September 1896 |
Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Lismore Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Cadet draughtsman |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Memorials: | Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
---|---|---|
11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1364, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1364, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1364, landed at Gallipoli with the 4th Battalion. | |
29 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1364, wounded (scalp, cheek) in action then initially evacuated to Alexandria, Egypt and then on to England for treatment and convalescence. | |
12 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1364, from the AIF. | |
13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted British Forces (All Conflicts), appointed a Temporary Second Lieutenant in the 15th Reserve Battalion, Royal Fusiliers and commenced officer training five days later at Weymouth, Dorset. | |
23 Jun 1916: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), appointed a Second Lieutenant and joined the 17th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. | |
3 Sep 1916: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, Officer, Unspecified British Units, Killed whist his 17th Battalion was attached 16th Battalion Rifle Brigade |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Harold Edward Grant's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story