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

    Media


    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 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.
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
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 1917
Other units 1917-12-15 - 1918-01-02 Acting Commander of the Australian mounted Division.
Other units 13/08/1917 Commander of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 19/06/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 16/09/1917
Other units 13/09/1917 Took over command of the 4th 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 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.
Date of recommendation honour or award 01/11/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 05/10/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 03/11/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 14/06/1918
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 embarkation 29/04/1919 Embarked for Australia.
Date returned to Australia 29/04/1919
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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