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William Alexander GRANT

Regimental number4031
Place of birthHindmarsh, South Australia
SchoolJames St Boys' State School, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHairdresser
Address18 Farnley Street Mount, Lawley, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, John Grant, St Elms Farnley Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in Citizen Military Forces, 88th Infantry as Signaller
Enlistment date20 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 22 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Divisional Signal Company
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingHennecourt, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialFrenchencourt Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie GRANT, Bertt Fre Road, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsJ.Jones MM; J. McKinlay MM; M.J. Dickson MM.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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