| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 28/8/1915 to 13/1/1916. 7/9/1914 enlisted as a Pte. 11 Essex Regt. No.13562, address: father 78 Miachmont Road Edinburgh, Scotland, Served home 7/9/1914 to 27/8/1914, BEF 28/8/1915 to 13/1/1916, Home 14/1/1916 to 6/5/1918 to discharge. 28/12/1916 suffered shell shock. 16/5/1918 he was awarded 27/6d per week pension to be reviewed in 48 weeks.
Info from Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. 15/5/18 medically discharged, Died after discharge, 23/12/1919 he left the sum of £19-10-00 war gratuity to his sister Mary J Ronaldson.
Info from 2 x Pension Index Card: Grant, John Alexander, No. P/6474, MFP, A/L/Cpl. 19/10/1918 died of disease. Formerly Essex Regiment and Suffolk Regiment and Training Reserve, address: 13 Officers Quarters, Barlinnie, Riddre, Glasgow, stamp Ad 8/5/1918, 27/6 from 6/5/1918 to 18/6/1918, Chelsea no. 268, received 16/5/1918. Stamp File Destroyed 10/1/1926.
John Alexander Grant. |
