John GRANT

GRANT, John

Service Number: 2420
Enlisted: 21 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade
Born: Creswick Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town: Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: Wounds, Belgium, 30 September 1917
Cemetery: Westouter Churchyard and Extension
II F 12
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

21 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2420, 58th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
25 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2420, 58th Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire
30 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2420, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Husband of Mrs Katie Grant, 4 Gordon Grove, Malvern, Victoria

GRANT.— On the 30th September, died of wounds, in France, Gunner J. Grant, late of R.A.G.A., Queenscliff, Victoria Barracks, and Williamstown, beloved husband of Katie (nee Bishop), and loving father of Joyce and Edith, aged 35 years. He has given his life for his country.
—(Inserted by his loving wife and children