Daniel GRANT

Regimental number13/688
Date of birth16 August 1880
Place of birthSurrey, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHamilton House, Grey Street, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 6.5"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinFriend, C Whitford, Prospect Place, Hobson Street, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years in the 19th Hussars, British Army; purchased discharge. Not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. Not registered for Compulsory Military Training ('over age').
Enlistment date20 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on 14 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Promoted Acting Corporal, Zeitoun, 6 April 1915.

Reverted to the ranks, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 286 days (of which 238 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Second. Place of birth given on History Sheet as Tokamaru Bay.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16788031