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Brian Joseph Grant

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Brian Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Grant AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    Malaya 596225 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

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Service

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Training and Enlistment

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    Tracker/Military AWMM
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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Biographical information

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  • Brian’s military career commenced with Compulsory Military Training (CMT) in January 1955 and in July 1957 he requested a transfer to the Regular Force (RF). He served in the RF until February 1960. Whilst in the RF he served in Singapore and Malaya that included service on Border Operations from December 1957 until November 1959. On leaving the RF he transferred to the Territorial Army from July 1962 – November 1963. Brian’s entire military career was in the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. AWMM
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  • Death
    8 June 2020 Taranaki Daily News
    Age 82 AWMM
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    Waitara Cemetery, Bayly Street, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
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    GRANT, Brian Joseph:
    Service No. 596225, Corporal, 1 RNZIR, Border Operations, Singapore and Malaya. Died in Waikato Hospital on Monday, June 8, 2020, in his 83rd year. Father of Cheryl and Stephen, and father-in-law of Angela. Brother of Len and Mitty, John and Clare, and of the late Joyce, Joan and Noeline. In lieu of flowers, any donations to the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust would be appreciated and may be left at the service. All messages to 'The Grant Family', c/- PO Box 4016, New Plymouth, or online at wabraham.co.nz Friends and family are invited to a service for Brian to be held in The Chapel Of W Abraham, 366 Devon St East, New Plymouth, on Monday, 15 June 2020, at 10.30am. Private Cremation. AWMM
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Sources

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    • Taranaki Daily News AWMM
      Death Notice AWMM
    • 1st Battalion - New Zealand Regiment - Historical Records - General, July 1957-1959, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ADRC 17588 2/1/1 (R17928162). AWMM
    • Clamp, B., Clamp, D., & 1st Battalion the New Zealand Regiment (1957-59) Association. (2007). 1st battalion the New Zealand regiment (1957-59) association 50th anniversary: the first of the first. B. Clamp. AWMM
    • This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). AWMM

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