Harold Edward Grant
(Confirmed)
Born: 19 September, 1896
Died: 3 September, 1916
Biographical Summary:
Cadet Draughtsman with the NSW Department of Lands prior to his enlistment in the AIF in December 1914.
He landed at Gallipoli with the 4th Battalion on 25 April 1915. He was wounded in the cheek and scalp on 29 April and was evacuated to Alexandria and then to England for treatment.
He was appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), in January 1916. After officer training at Fermoy, Cork, Ireland, he went to the front line with the Rifle Brigade. He was killed in action on 3 September 1916 while attached to the 16th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. He is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial. [JSB]
Service Number: 1364
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Organisations:
- Member of - 4th Battalion, AIF
- Member of - Royal Fusiliers, British Army
- Member of - Rifle Brigade, British Army
Main Sources:
- Grant Harold Edward SERN 1364 POB Adelaide SA POE Liverpool NSW NOK F Grant (NAA File)
- Grant Harold Edward SERN 1364 POB Adelaide SA POE Liverpool NSW NOK F Grant (Webpage)
- First World War Embarkation Rolls Harold Edward Grant (Webpage)
- Commemorative Roll Harold Edward Grant (Webpage)
- Find War Dead ndash Cwgc Archive Online 1 (Webpage)
- Find War Dead GRANT HAROLD EDWARD (Webpage)
- RICHMOND RIVER KILLED IN ACTION Enlistment (Newspaper Article)
- CORPORAL H E GRANT (Newspaper Article)
- CASUALTIES 2348 OFFICERS AND MEN (Newspaper Article)
- CASUALTIES 9995 OFFICERS AND MEN NEW SOUTH WALES IN HOSPITAL IN GREAT BRITAIN (Newspaper Article)
- EXPUPILS OF LISMORE DISTRICT SCHOOL AT THE FRONT (Newspaper Article)
- DIED ON SERVICE (Newspaper Article)
- WAR CASUALTIES KILLED LIEUTENANT HAROLD E GRANT (Newspaper Article)
- CASUALTIES IN FRANCE (Newspaper Article)
- LISMORE SOLDIERS (Newspaper Article)
Commemorations:
- GRANT H. E. on the West Face of the
- Grant on the Scots Kirk Presbyterian Church Mosman Roll of Honour
- H. on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour