William Grant (general)

William Grant
William Grant
	Brigadier General William Grant in 1917
Born	30 September 1870; Stawell, Victoria
Died	25 May 1939 (aged 68); Dirranbandi, Queensland
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1901–1928
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	1st Cavalry Brigade (1919–25); 4th Light Horse Brigade (1917–19); 9th Light Horse Regiment (1915–16); 11th Light Horse Regiment (1915, 1916–17); 3rd (Darling Downs) Light Horse (1912–15); 14th Light Horse (1910–12)
Battles / wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign; Sinai and Palestine Campaign Second Battle of Gaza; Battle of Beersheba; Second Battle of the Jordan; Battle of Samakh; ; ;
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Distinguished Service Order & Bar; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Mentioned in Despatches (4); Commander of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)
Other work	Pastoralist

Brigadier General William Grant, CMG, DSO & Bar, VD (30 September 1870 – 25 May 1939) was an Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general in the First World War.

William Grant
Brigadier General William Grant in 1917
Born	(1870-09-30)30 September 1870 Stawell, Victoria
Died	25 May 1939(1939-05-25) (aged 68) Dirranbandi, Queensland
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1901–1928
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	1st Cavalry Brigade (1919–25) 4th Light Horse Brigade (1917–19) 9th Light Horse Regiment (1915–16) 11th Light Horse Regiment (1915, 1916–17) 3rd (Darling Downs) Light Horse (1912–15) 14th Light Horse (1910–12)
Battles / wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Sinai and Palestine Campaign Second Battle of Gaza Battle of Beersheba Second Battle of the Jordan Battle of Samakh
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order & Bar Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (4) Commander of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)
Other work	Pastoralist