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Remembered Today:

Lance Corporal


baorbrat

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Listed on Grantown War Memorial.

L/cpl A.Grant, Seaforth Highlanders

Any ideas who he was, and when he died.

Doesn't seem to be on CWGC site,or SDGW

Must have died before September 1921.

Peter

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Could this be him with his final rank or promotion missing ? Born Cromdale but no A Grant, Seaforths found in Cromdale Roll.

Name: GRANT, ANDREW THOMAS BAIN

Initials: A T B

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders

Unit Text: 6th Bn.

Age: 24

Date of Death: 15/06/1915

Service No: 1781

Additional information: Son of Mrs. Williamina Stuart Grant, of Briar Cottage, Grant Rd., Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, and the late Andrew Grant. Served from the age of 16.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 38 and 39.

Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL

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Sorry ,but no. Private A.T.B. Grant is also listed on the Grantown War Memorial.

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Sorry ,but no. Private A.T.B. Grant is also listed on the Grantown War Memorial.

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Hi Peter Here's a few Grant's

The 1st one isn't on the CWGC as I can see, do you know which ones are on the memorials ?

There's a lot of possibles and not much to go on so I'm waffling sorry

Good Luck

Mel

Medal card of Grant, Aubrey

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: S/11648

Rank: Private...

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Medal card of Grant, A D

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: 1681

Rank: Lance Corporal

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Name: GRANT

Initials: A D

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Corporal

Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders

Unit Text: 1st/4th Bn.

Age: 21

Date of Death: 20/07/1918

Service No: 1681

Awards: D C M

Additional information: Son of James and Isabella Grant, of 272, Buchanan St., Glasgow.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. C. 2.

Cemetery: MARFAUX BRITISH CEMETERY

From the 1901 census his name is Albert

See details

Medal card of Grant, Archibald

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: 6185

Rank: Private

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Medal card of Grant, Andrew

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: S/3884

Rank: Private

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Medal card of Grant, Andrew

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: 1462

Rank: Private...

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Medal card of Grant, Alexander

Corps: Labour Corps Southern Command ex Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: 8550 ex 420507

Rank: Private

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Medal card of Grant, Alexr

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders Depot

Regiment No: 265429

Rank: Private

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Medal card of Grant, Alexander

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: 266987

Rank: Private

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Medal card of Grant, Alexander

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: S/25264

Rank: Private...

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Medal card of Grant, Alexander

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: S/24827

Rank: Private...

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Medal card of Grant, Alexander

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: S/21380

Rank: Private

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Medal card of Grant, Alexander

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: 1214

Rank: Private...

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Medal card of Grant, Alexander

Corps: Seaforth Highlanders

Regiment No: 1723

Rank: Private...

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here's a few more

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...Spec=score+desc

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Here are the A.Grants on the Grantown Memorial.

GRANT A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE ABERNETHY - died 5/4/1917

GRANT A. HERTS. REGIMENT CORPORAL INVERALLAN - ?

GRANT A. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL GRANTOWN ON SPEY - ?

GRANT A.T.B. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE GRANTOWN ON SPEY - KIA 15/6/1915

As yet no other details for A Grant Corporal Herts Regiment, but I have yet to look.

or A Grant Lance Corporal. Seaforths.

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