George Frederick GRANT

GRANT, George Frederick

Service Number: VX68675
Enlisted: 17 December 1941, Caulfield, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, 25 March 1923
Home Town: Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Engineer
Died: Died of wounds, Papua New Guinea, 5 July 1945, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
MM. A. 5. , Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

17 Dec 1941: Enlisted Private, VX68675, Caulfield, Victoria
17 Dec 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX68675
5 Jul 1945: Involvement Private, VX68675, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Aitape - Wewak, New Guinea

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Biography contributed by Graeme Cameron

Son of George William and Olive May Grant, of Auburn, Victoria

"...VX68675 Private George Frederick Grant, 2/5th Battalion. Pte Grant enlisted in Caulfield, Victoria, on 17 December 1941 and died of wounds on 5 July, 1945, age 22." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)