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GRANT, James Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2031 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2031, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2031, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Cousins and the Lighthorsemen
He served in both WW1 and WW2.
James Vincent Grant was born in May 1900. The story goes that he lied about his age so that he could join the lighthorse along with his cousin. His mother was furious as he had disappeared and she had heard nothing from him for a few weeks before finding out. He served from 1916 before returning in June 1919.
Later, after working for the army barracks in Paddington he went on to be stationed in Darwin when it was attacked by Japanese forces.
As WW2 was drawing to a close he was asked to fill in for someone in Papua New Guinea for a few weeks. Unfortunately he contract malaria while he was there dying several months later.
Submitted 5 April 2023 by Denise Carretta
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