Simon John GRANT

Regimental number56922
OccupationThreshing mill owner
Next of kinFather, James Grant, Limehills, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (Second Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on 26 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 24 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialGezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row O, Grave No 10), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mina Grant, 'Oakfield', Limehills, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 26