Cenotaph : 27545

Cenotaph ID: 
27545
Rank Last Held: 
2nd Lieutenant
Forenames: 
John Gilroy
Surname: 
Grant
Serial Number: 
383780
Date of Birth: 
26 August 1889
Place of Birth: 
Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: 
Hawera, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Builder
Embarkation Body: 
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Date: 
1915-10-09 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt
Vessel: 
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Nominal Roll Number: 
Vol1
Page on Nominal Roll: 
277
Age at Death: 
82
Date of Death: 
25 November 1970
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Cemetery Name: 
Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Grave Reference: 
Soldiers Burial M Row 9, Plot 95
Memorial Name: 
Dunedin, Victoria Cross winners' plaque, Queens Gardens, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Grant (mother), Princess Street, Hawera, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 32 | HMNZT 33 | HMNZT 34
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
Wellington Regiment

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