Grant, Alexander

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, EdmundArthur Allen Grant, Alexander

Service Number Number 5023 1494 Service in Action 19th May 1915 Died ofKilled Wounds 4th September 1918 16 USA PhiladelphiaGallipoli GeneralPeninsula Hospital, Le Treport, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Alexander Arthur GRANT

SERVICE NO

5023

UNIT

33rd Battalion

RANK

Private

DATE OF BIRTH/AGE

23yrs 3 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Gosford

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Ticket Collector (Gov Railways)

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

27.10.1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Casula, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Father- Alexander Grant “Duri” Hampden Rd. Artarmon. NSW /17.11.1915 (Father died) Mother Mrs Hannah Grant

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-6’.Weight-161 lbs. Chest-34-38”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown

RELIGION

Church of England

EMBARKED

Sydney 5.7.1916 “HMT Ajana” ?

DISEMBARKED

Plymouth 31.8.1916

WOUNDED

23.8.1918 –Shell Wound- Head

DIED

4 Sept 1918 -6am. @ 16 Philadelphia USA General Hosp. Fractured Skull 5 Sept 1918 Mont. Huon Military Cem. Le Treport, France- Plot 7 Row F Gve 1145

BURIED MEDALS

British War Medal- 47909, Victory Medal-47350. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-350784

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

1 Disc, 1 Purse, 1 Metal Watch(Broken) & wrist strap, 1 Testament, 1 YMCA Wallet, 1 Wallet, Letters, Photos, Cards, 1 Notebook/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE REMARKS

Father had died by 1923

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 4669847

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