Eastindia Posted 8 April Share Posted 8 April This is as far as I have got with this chap. I would be grateful to have more info about him and his war career in which he clearly served he sailed back to England from Rangoon in 1927, already ill? Lt. Colonel William Ogilvie Grant, 127 Baluchistan Light Infantry Indian Army Staff Corps He was born 18th March 1874 in Bundelkhand India and was the son of Lt. General Douglas Gordon St. John Seafield and Helen née Bisset Grant He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, South Lancashire Regiment 1891; Lieutenant 1897; he transferred to the Indian Army 1898; Captain 1903; Major 1912; Lt. Colonel He served in Uganda 1897-98 in Unyoro and saw action in Jeruba He married Muriel White née Hopkins (1878-1954) 26th July 1906 in All Souls’ Church, Langham Place, London and was the father of Mary and Douglas He died 8th October 1927, aged 53, at 39 St. Aubyn’s Avenue, Hove but was otherwise living at 12 Third Avenue Hove Sussex. He left £466. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 8 April Share Posted 8 April Ogilvie-Grant was the family name of the Earls of Seafield. RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastindia Posted 8 April Author Share Posted 8 April He appears in records as Grant, and whilst part of the Grant clan, he must have been a poor relation leaving just £466 many thanks for your interest would now like to know his war record during at the end of which he was promoted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 8 April Share Posted 8 April References etc for the regiment here: http://www.researchingww1.co.uk/127th-baluchis TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastindia Posted 8 April Author Share Posted 8 April Very helpful. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 8 April Share Posted 8 April 14 minutes ago, Eastindia said: He appears in records as Grant, and whilst part of the Grant clan, he must have been a poor relation leaving just £466 many thanks for your interest would now like to know his war record during at the end of which he was promoted If I remember rightly the earldom passed across to cousins at least once in the 19th century as there was descendant of the earl. RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastindia Posted 8 April Author Share Posted 8 April One of my other Grants was married to a Seafield Grant of Glenurquhart, so possibly related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 8 April Share Posted 8 April (edited) Some more information here. Pre-war but includes a photograph: https://www.europeansineastafrica.co.uk/_site/custom/database/default.asp?a=viewIndividual&pid=2&person=17527 TR Edited 8 April by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 8 April Share Posted 8 April 17 minutes ago, Eastindia said: One of my other Grants was married to a Seafield Grant of Glenurquhart, so possibly related. That seems a likely connection. William's father was Douglas Gordon Seafield St John Grant (also an Indian Army officer). So far William is the only sibling that I have found with Ogilvie in his name. RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawhiri Posted 8 April Share Posted 8 April (edited) The July 1919 edition of the Indian Army List has him listed as a Major (acting Lieutenant Colonel) in command of the 2nd Battalion of the 98th Infantry regiment, having been appointed to that position on 24 January 1918, four days after the regiment formed on 20 January 1918 at Jubbelpore. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285013/page/n1083/mode/2up?q=grant The same edition also has him listed as a Major (acting Lieutenant Colonel) and the nominal second in command of the 1st Battalion of the 127th Infantry regiment, from 25 August 1918, with a note that he is with the 2-98th Infantry regiment. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285013/page/n1147/mode/2up?q=grant The War Services section only notes Uganda 1897-98. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285013/page/n1829/mode/2up?q=grant Edited to add that by January 1922 he was a full Lieutenant Colonel, and in command of the 95th Infantry Regiment. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284971/page/n581/mode/2up?q=grant There are also no changes in the details of his War Services from that recorded in the July 1919 edition, the July 1922 edition once again simply stating Uganda 1897-98. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284971/page/n1595/mode/2up?q=grant Edited 9 April by Tawhiri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawhiri Posted 8 April Share Posted 8 April (edited) Stepping back to the January 1917 Indian Army List, he is listed as being attached to the General Staff from 26 October 1914 in the role of Inspector of Army Signals. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284989/page/n27/mode/2up?q=grant This would suggest that while the 127th Infantry regiment took part in the East African campaign in late 1917/early 1918, he likely remained in India with the General Staff until he took command of the 2nd Battalion of the 98th Infantry regiment in January 1918. The June 1917 edition has him still with the General Staff, while the next available edition of the list is June 1918, when he will be with the 98th Infantry regiment. Edited 8 April by Tawhiri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastindia Posted 8 April Author Share Posted 8 April Many thanks, Tawhiri. Much appreciated and many thanks RM, I have had a few Grants and they all seem linked one way or another albeit distantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastindia Posted 8 April Author Share Posted 8 April And many thanks to TR for finding the Ugandan info plus photograph. Also much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 8 April Share Posted 8 April If I've got the family tree right, this is his brother: https://victoriacrossonline.co.uk/charles-james-william-grant-vc/ RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastindia Posted 9 April Author Share Posted 9 April RM. yes, he is an executor mentioned in WO’s probate. In my synopsis I don’t usually include siblings unless fellow members Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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