Brigadier General William Grant

Ranks Held Brevet Colonel, Brigadier General, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Brigadier General
Birth Date 30/09/1870
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Stawell
Death Date 25/05/1939
Death Place Australia: Queensland, Gold Coast, Southport
Final Rank Brigadier General
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment
  • 4th Australian Infantry Brigade
  • 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade
  • Australian Imperial Force
  • Light Horse
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

Collection items

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    Portrait of Brigadier General Grant of the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade on his mount.

    Object


    Brigade commander's lance pennant : Brigadier General W Grant, 4 Light Horse Brigade, AIF

    Officer' s service dress tunic : Brigadier General W Grant, Headquarters, 4 Light Horse Brigade, AIF

    Document


    Diary of Philip Arthur Chambers, 1919

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Timeline

Date of birth 30/09/1870
Dates studied 1893 Graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering.
Date commissioned 01/01/1901 Commissioned as a lieutenant in the Queensland Mounted Infantry.
Other units 1910 Commander of the 14th Light Horse.
Date promoted 18/12/1911 Promoted from major to lieutenant colonel.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 1915-02-11 - 1917-08-13 Joined the AIF and took command of the 11th Light Horse Regiment.
Date of embarkation 02/06/1915
Date of enlistment 16/03/1915
Other units 02/12/1915 Sent for duty at the Rest Camp.
Other units 29/08/1915 Took over command of the 9th Light Horse Regiment, when Lieutenant Colonel Reynell was killed.
Other units 22/02/1916 Took command of the 11th LIght Horse Regiment when it reformed in Egypt.
Date of honour or award 12/1916 Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his part in the Sinai campaign.
Date of recommendation honour or award 05/10/1917
Other units 1917-12-15 - 1918-01-02 Acting Commander of the Australian mounted Division.
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Date of honour or award 31/10/1917 Awarded the bar to the Distinguished Service Order by General SIr Edmund Allenby for his part in the charge on Beersheba the previous day.
Other units 13/09/1917 Took over command of the 4th Light Horse Brigade.
Other units 13/08/1917 Commander of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade.
Date promoted 13/08/1917 Promoted to temporary brigadier general.
Date promoted 13/09/1917 Promoted to colonel and temporary brigadier general.
Date of recommendation honour or award 01/11/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 19/06/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 16/09/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 03/11/1917
Other units 1918-11-08 - 1918-12-24 Commander of the Australian mounted Division.
Date of recommendation honour or award 23/12/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 14/06/1918
Date returned to Australia 29/04/1919
Date of embarkation 29/04/1919 Embarked for Australia.
Date of honour or award 1919 Made a Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his services.
Other units 1920 - 1925 Commanded the 1st Cavalry brigade.
Other 1928 Retired from the Army.
Date of death 25/05/1939

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