Stanley John Alexander GRANT

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GRANT, Stanley John Alexander

Service Number:	1351
Enlisted:	2 May 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Burnside, South Australia, Australia, 16 January 1890
Home Town:	Magill, Campbelltown, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 29 September 1964, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Payneham Cemetery, South Australia Residential address at the time of death was Cooke Street, Payneham, now known as Marian Street, Payneham
Memorials:	Magill Honour Board

World War 1 Service

2 May 1916:	Enlisted Private, 1351, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Adelaide
6 Dec 1916:	Involvement 1351, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
6 Dec 1916:	Embarked 1351, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement 1351
22 Jul 1919:	Discharged Private, 1351, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Grant and Elizabeth (nee Young) Grant; brother of Ada Helene Milne Grant, Catherine Lily Grant,Beatrice Mabel Annie Garford Grant, Hilda Jane Grant, Archibald James Grant, Gladys Winnie Grant and Margery Pearl Grant.

On 11 November 1922 Stanley married Irene Marjoy Frith in All Souls church, St Peters, South Australia; Father of Terrace Stanley Grant who served in WW2 from 1943-1946, Irene Marjorie Grant and Garth Grant

14 June 1919 - returned to Australia on board K.I. Hind

Medal: British War Medal

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