GRANT, William
| Service Number: | Commissioned |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 March 1915, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alloa, in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, 2 July 1884 |
| Home Town: | Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Alloa High School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 24 May 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Row I, Grave 25 |
| Memorials: | City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 24 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, 8th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of James GRANT, of Viewforth, Alloa, Scotland.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
8th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Son of James Grant, of Viewforth, Grange Road, Alloa, Scotland.
In the United Kingdom, he had served in:
7th Volunteer Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders-7 years
Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry-3 years
He was engaged to Miss A. F. O’Heare of 47 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria and Champions Buildings, 174-176 Queen Street, Melbourne.
Enlistment date-22 June 1915.
Address225 Weston Street, East Brunswick, Victoria
Age at embarkation 31
Rank on enlistment Lieutenant
22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/39/2
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll 2nd Lieutenant.
He is remembered on the Alloa War Memorial.
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