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Private Edwin Grant

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Grant, Edwin
Date of birth: 1884-12-10
Place of birth: Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs Bella Grant, 2514 Napier St., Vancouver, B.C.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Steel Worker
Occupation (normalized): Metal Processor, Specialisation Unknown
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-10-26
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Tyne Cot Cemetery, XVI. G. 7.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 703562
Highest Rank: Private (47th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: attack near Passchendaele
Commemoration location: Aberdeen City Roll of Honour

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 462938
LAC ID: 429315
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3727-S020
Uploader's Notes: Son of John and Mary Grant, of Aberdeen, Scotland; husband of Bella Grant, of 2042, Kitchener St., Vancouver, British Columbia.
Uploader's Research notes: City Roll of Honour: 93 Holburn St; 26-10 to 28-10-17 CWGC. 102nd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion #773865 From Service record; Awarded Meri Cross #773865 Medal and ???
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2017-08-05