| Regimental number | 1212 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Stockman |
| Address | Oxford House, Grafton Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 131 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Grant, Oxford House, Grafton Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4160 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | First Army Troop Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 3 September 1915. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 24 September 1915 (venereal: chancre); transferred to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros (syphilis); to 16th Stationary Hospital, 25 October 1915; discharged to duty, 1 November 1915; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 39 days. Rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 6 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 4 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 January 1917 (debility); transferred to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 10 January 1917 (influenza); to England, 12 January 1917, and admitted to Brook War Hospital, Woolich, 13 January 1917. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 19 February 1917; discharged on furlough, 28 February 1917, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 15 March 1917. Transferred to 16th Field Company Engineers, 28 March 1917; to4th Field Company Engineers, 2 April 1917. Taken on strength, First Army Company Engineers, 11 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 17 November 1917. Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 December 1917 (scabies); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station,6 January 1918; discharged and rejoined unit, 10 January 1918. On leave to Paris, 31 July 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 10 August 1918. On leave to London, 8 October 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 25 October 1918. Admitted to 12th Casualty Clearing Station, 9 December 1918 (pleurisy); discharged to unit, 21 December 1918; rejoined unit, 23 December 1918. Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 21 January 1919; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 24 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Cluny Castle', 23 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 21 May 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, Sydney, 22 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GRANT Walter |
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