William James Vessy GRANT

Regimental number29773
OccupationCleaner
Next of kinFather, W J Grant, Tone Street, Bluff
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialGommecourt British Cemetery No 2 (Plot V, Row E, Grave No 13), Hebuterne, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Margaret Grant, Tone Street, Bluff, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 13

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