John McPherson GRANT

Regimental number11/267
Date of birth27 July 1886
Place of birthInverness, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationJournalist
AddressPrince of Wales Hotel, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 6.75"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Grant, Chasseur Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Previous military serviceServed in 1st Bn, Cameron Highlanders, British Army; resigned on leaving the country.
Enlistment date10 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Catherine Grant, Gaskmore, Laggan, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported wounded, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 27 AugJanuary 1916, concluded 'No evidence'.

Court of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 17 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, Anzac, 27 August 1915.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16788092

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