Private David Kinnell Grant
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Grant,
David Kinnell
Date of birth: 1882-06-19
Place of birth: Edinburgh Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs E. Grant, 6 Montpelier Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-09-16
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Puchevillers British Cemetery, III. D. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 79774
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive and died the next day of the wounds.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 511318
LAC ID:
429287
Service file: B3725-S044
Uploader's Notes: Son of James and Elizabeth Grant, of 6, Montpelier Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland. Born at Edinburgh.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the war diary. This man is on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-27