Lance Corporal

John McPherson Grant

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Catherine Grant, of Gaskmore, Laggan, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/267
Name:
John McPherson Grant
Name variation:
J. McPHERSON
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs C. Grant (mother), Chasseur Street, Montreal, Canada
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Prince of Wales Hotel, Masterton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Reporter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 August 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John McPherson Grant
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