William Arthur Grant (1895 - 1915)

Born 1895 in Spike Island, Cork, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 13 Aug 1915 at about age 20 in at sea, Gallipoli, Turkey, WW I

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William Grant was Killed in Action during World War I.

Biography

Ireland Births 1864-1958 Transcription

First name(s) William Arthur

Last name Grant

Registration year 1895

Registered quarter/year Jan - Mar 1895

Registration district Cork

Volume 5

Page 169

Mother's last name (original) -

Country Ireland

Record set Irish Births 1864-1958

Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)

Record collection Births & baptisms

Collections from Ireland

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Volunteer Cottage, Queen Street, Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household MembersFirst name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

William W Grant Head Married Male 38 1863 Coy Sergt Maj Ryl Gar Arly England ?Transcription

Jane Grant Wife Married Female 36 1865 - England

Thomas W Grant Son - Male 9 1892 Scholar England

Robert G Grant Son - Male 7 1894 Scholar Ireland

William A Grant Son - Male 6 1895 Scholar Ireland

Herbert H Grant Son - Male 4 1897 Scholar Ireland

Dorothea M Grant Daughter - Female 1 1900 - Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Carriers Arms St Margarets At Cliffe, St Margarets At Cliffe, Kent, England

Household MembersFirst name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Birth place Occupation

William Grant Head Married Male 48 1863 Ramsgate Kent Beer Retailer

Jane Grant Wife Married 20 years (7,6,1) Female 46 1865 Monkton Kent -

William Grant Son Single Male 16 1895 Queenstown Cork Resident Assisting In Business

Dorothea Grant Daughter - Female 11 1900 Broughty Ferry Forfar Resd -

Lilian Grant Daughter - Female 9 1902 Broughty Ferry Forfar Resd

Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

First name(s) WILLIAM

Last name GRANT

Service number 10761

Rank L/CPL

Regiment Hampshire Regiment

Battalion 2nd Battalion.

Birth place SPIKE-ISLAND, CO. CORK

Residence ATCLIFF, KENT

Enlistment place SOUTHAMPTON

Death year 1915

Death day 13

Death month 8

Cause of death Died

Death place At Sea

Theatre of war At Sea

Supplementary Notes -

Category Military Service & Conflict

Record collection First World War

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Casualty Details

Name: GRANT, WILLIAM

Initials: W

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment/Service: Hampshire Regiment

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Date of Death: 13/08/1915

Service No: 10761

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial

Reference: Panel 125-134 or 223-226 228-229 & 328.

Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL^[1]

GRANT

William A

Best match for this casualty is:-~Lance Corporal 10761. William Grant. 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Born Spike-Island, Co Cork. Enlisted Southampton. Resided Atcliff, Kent. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. SDGW shows residence as Atcliff, which probably should be St Margaret’s-at-Cliff.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ William A Grant
2. ↑ Roll of Honour St Margarets

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