Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Alexander Arthur Grant Born 17 August 1908 - Died 28 February 1951 PDF Key details Service number557660 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Headstone, Waikumete Cemetery (photo August 2012 by G.A. Fortune) - Image has All Rights Reserved Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlexander Arthur AWMM SurnameGrant AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number557660 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionMethodist, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth17 August 1908 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 30 June 1942 AWMM 32 Napier Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Vera May Grant (wife), 32 Napier Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1 April 1943 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number557660 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Pacific Star AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 30 June 1942 AWMM Milk vendor/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 3 Division Base AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Division (IP) AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) AWMM Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Died of sickness attributed to active service overseas AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › The widow and the mother of Driver Alexander Grant each recieved the Memorial Cross as his death was attributable to "service overseas" and this was confirmed on 27th April 1951. Mrs Vera Grant's application for the Memorial Cross was recieved by NZDF Base Records on 1 May 1951. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death28 February 1951 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryWaikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Burial K Row 11, Plot 13 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Alexander Arthur Grant by laying a poppy. Alexander Grant Alexander Grant Alexander Arthur Grant Alexander Hastie Grant Alexander John Grant Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alexander Arthur Grant Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksAuckland Council. West (Waikumete) burial and cremation records search http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/westcemeterysearch.aspx Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 11: WW2 50 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record