GRANT, Reginald Alexander
| Service Number: | 6753 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Tanunda, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Tanunda, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk (Bank of Australiasia) |
| Memorials: | Tanunda Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6753, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6753, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6753, 24th Machine Gun Company | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6753, 24th Machine Gun Company, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 16 Apr 1918: | Honoured German Spring Offensive 1918, Military Medal | |
| 8 Aug 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 6753, 24th Machine Gun Company, "The Last Hundred Days", Rank of Temporary Corporal |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Distinguished Conduct Medal Recommendation
On 5th. April, 1918,
While near Lavieville, this man was acting as Company Headquarters runner. On two separate occasions, he carried important messages to the front line, both times having to cross through a heavy barrage just forward of the Albert-Amiens Road and under Machine Gun and Sniping fire for 250 yards. While returning from delivering his messages, he assisted wounded men to the Dressing-station. When two Sections of the Company were missing, he volunteered and went in search of these Sections, and although unsuccessful, he brought back valuable information as to the disposition of the remaining guns. Throughout this trying day, he seemed indifatigable and delivered his messages very quickly.
During the time this Unit was in the line he acted as runner and guide night and day, and never failed to deliver a message.
Recommended by Major-General Sinclair MacLagan, CO 4th Division.
[Although recommended for a Distinguished Conduct Medal he was only awarded the Military Medal.]
Submitted 25 May 2015 by Nathan Rohrlach
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