Regimental number | 4500 |
Place of birth | Violet Town, Victoria |
School | Koonda State School, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22.5 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Coachbuilder |
Address | Koomba via Violet Town, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr G D Grant, Koomba via Violet Town, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served ifor 1 year in the Senior Cadets; 3 years in the 56th Bn, Yarra Borderers, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 22.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. I), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Janet GRANT, Koonda, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 266 Pte John Ernest GRANT, 10th Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 28 February 1916. Transferred to 57th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, Zeitoun, 29 March 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 24 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried at Rue du Bois Cemetery by Reverend G.W.B. Statt, no date stated. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRANT Stanley William |