Arnold Eric GRANT

Regimental number31838
Date of birth20 July 1895
Place of birthInglewood
SchoolNew Plymouth High School
OccupationBank clerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Grant, Larnia House, Vivian Street, New Plymouth
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit9th (Hwke's Bay) Company, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, New Plymouth branch, 20 August 1912. transferred to Hastings branch, November 1914.
FateKilled in Action 27 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 2), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Annie Elizabeth and the late James Grant, 124 Vivian Street, New Plymouth
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 26
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 154.

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