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GRANT, Neil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Inverness, Scotland, 1855 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Agent & Auctioneer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Rensburg, South Africa, Rensburg, Colesberg Area, Cape Colony, South Africa, 10 February 1900 |
| Cemetery: |
Colesberg Cemetery, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square) |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Sergeant, 2 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Sergeant, 2, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Neil GRANT was born in Inverness, Scotland in 1855
He married Margaret NAULE on 11th April, 1876 in Ballarat, Victoria and had eight known children - Margaret died in Ballarat in 1902
He died in Rensburg, South Africa on 10th February, 1900
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sergeant Neil Grant died from bullet wounds in the chest during the battle in Rensburg on 10 February 1900. Private Willson, quick to go to his aid, was killed instantly as he bent over the wounded man.
He was well known in Ballarat for his military career and also as an auctioneer. He was 45 years of age, married and father of eight children.
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