Person:George Grant (34)

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George Wilfred Grant
d.19 Jan 1942 Malaya
m. 1914
  1. Thelma Margaret Grant1915 - 1971
  2. George Wilfred Grant1919 - 1942
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Name George Wilfred Grant
Gender Male
Birth? 15 May 1919 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Death? 19 Jan 1942 Malaya

Service Record: Name: GRANT, GEORGE WILFRED; Service: Australian Army; Service Number: VX56040; Date of Birth: 15 May 1919; Place of Birth: BALLARAT, VIC; Date of Enlistment: 21 May 1941; Locality on Enlistment: MEREDITH, VIC; Place of Enlistment: ROYAL PARK, VIC; Next of Kin: GRANT, JAMES; Date of Death: 19 Jan 1942; Rank: Private; Posting on Death: 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion; WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None for display; Prisoner of War: No; Roll of Honour: MEREDITH VIC.

From AWM and CWGC: Roll of Honour - George Wilfred Grant; Service number: VX56040; Rank: Private; Unit: 2/29th Battalion (Infantry); Service: Australian Army; Conflict: 1939-1945; Age: 22; Date of death: 19 January 1942; Place of death: Malaya; Cause of death: Killed in action; Cemetery or memorial details: Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore; Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. 19. B. 20; Additional Information: Son of James Oswald and Mabel Eliza Grant, of Meredith, Victoria.