John Henry GRANT

GRANT, John Henry

    Service Number: 2415
    Enlisted: 21 February 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: 'North Loan', Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
    Home Town: Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Dubbo Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 29 March 1917, age not yet discovered
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden, Municipality of Waterloo Roll of Service No 4, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    21 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion
    14 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 2415, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
    14 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 2415, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney

    Ivan Francis Grant

    John henry Grant enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on the 21st February, 1916. He was in the 53rd Battalion, Service No 2415. Ivan Francis Grant had taken the name of his two brothers to enlist as he was underage. He was killed in action 27th March, 1917 in Bullecourt, France

    Submitted 7 May 2023 by Kerrie Madden

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    Real name Ivan Francis Grant. He had taken the name of his two brothers to enlist, as he was underage

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