Sergeant Aubrey Edward Grant
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Grant,
Aubrey Edward
Date of birth: 1892-07-11
Place of birth: New Glasgow Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Edward Grant, Mother, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Travelling Salesman
Occupation (normalized): Demonstrator
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-09-03
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery, III. E. 32.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 110202
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
Rank detail
Sergeant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards
Military Medal
Description: When all his company runners had become casualties he volunteered for this duty making seven journeys overland from the front line to Battalion HQs and returned each time through very heavy enemy barrage. He was his Company Commander's only means of communication.
Date of award: 1916-11-03
Source: 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles War Diary of that date.
Military Medal First Bar
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 467928
LAC ID:
426407
Service file: B3724-S022
Uploader's Notes: Son of Ella Katherine and the late Edward Grant, of New Glasgow, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia. Served with the 78th Highlanders, Pictou County, Canadian Milita
Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Military Medal When all his company runners had become casualties he volunteered for this duty making seven journeys overland from the front line to Battalion HQs and returned each time through very heavy enemy barrage. He was his Company Commander's only means of communication. Military Medal First Bar ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-13