Person:Sydney Grant (1)

Watchers
Sydney James Grant
m. 1905
  1. Mary Agnes Grant1905 - 1962
  2. Harold John Grant1909 - 1976
  3. Raymond Robert Grant1911 - 1988
  4. Veronica Dorothy Grant1912 - 1934
  5. Sydney James Grant1914 - 1944
Facts and Events
Name Sydney James Grant
Gender Male
Birth? 15 Nov 1914 Meredith, Victoria, Australia
Death? 18 Mar 1944 Ambon Island, IndonesiaPrisoner of War

Service Record: Name: GRANT, SYDNEY JAMES; Service: Australian Army; Service Number: VX54371; Date of Birth: 15 Nov 1914; Place of Birth: GEELONG, VIC; Date of Enlistment: 28 Apr 1941; Locality on Enlistment: GEELONG NORTH, VIC; Place of Enlistment: ROYAL PARK, VIC; Next of Kin: GRANT, R; Date of Death: 18 Mar 1944; Rank: Private; Posting on Death: 2/21 Australian Infantry Battalion; WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None for display; Prisoner of War: Yes; Roll of Honour: GEELONG VIC.

From AWM and CWGC: Roll of Honour - Sydney James Grant; Service number: VX54371; Rank: Private; Unit: 2/21st Battalion (Infantry); Service: Australian Army; Conflict: 1939-1945; Age: 29; Date of death: 18 March 1944; Place of death: Ambon Island, Indonesia; Cause of death: Illness; Cemetery or memorial details: Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia; Grave Reference: 24. D. 6; Additional Information: Son of Robert John and Rose Agnes Grant, of Meredith, Victoria.