William James Robinson GRANT

GRANT, William James Robinson

    Service Number: 1834
    Enlisted: 9 September 1915, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
    Last Rank: Trooper
    Last Unit: 12th Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Tantawanglo, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
    Home Town: Tantawanglo, Bega Valley, New South Wales
    Schooling: Tantawanglo Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Illness - Goitre, Military Hospital Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, Randwick Military Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 16 February 1917
    Cemetery: Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales
    Church of England Spec. Row 15, Grave 6496, Waverley General Cemetery, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1834, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
    8 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 1834, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    8 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 1834, 12th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Sydney
    16 Feb 1917: Involvement Trooper, 1834, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1834 awm_unit: 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-02-16

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Albert Grant and Hannah (nee Robinson) Grant of Tatnawanglo, NSW; later of Wagunda via Bega, NSW

    2 September 1916 - returned to Australia for discharge due to Goitre. He was operated on for Goitre but died of post operation complications

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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