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GRANT, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1354, 2233, 1354, 2233 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Allotted 2233 before embarking |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longwood, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Shepparton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter & Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Achi Baba, Capes Helles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Shepparton & District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1354, 2233, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Allotted 2233 before embarking | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1354, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1354, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 2233, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2233 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John William Grant and Janet Grant nee Patterson of 1 Irvine Street, Footscray, Victoria later of Shepparton. Brother of Catherine Margaret Grant and also William Robert Grant who returned to Australia on 12 June 1919 having served with the 3rd Divisional Train
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served an apprenticeship with T. McDuff of Shepparton, Victoria