We remember Ferris Nelson Grant

We remember Ferris Nelson Grant

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Timeline

Timeline

1874
sibling Evelyne M Source:8905847 1874
1875
birth Guyana Source:8876950 4th December 1875
1885
sibling Harold G Source:8905847 1885
1891
dates Age 15 Source:8905847 1891
1891
employment Naval Cadet Source:8905847 1891
1891
location Lennox Road, Portsea Island, Portsmouth United Kingdom parents address Source:8905847 1891
1901
dates Age 25 Source:8903021 1901
1901
employment Naval Officer Source:8903021 1901
1901
service Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Racoon Source:8903021 1901
1901
location HMS Racoon United Kingdom military residence address Source:8903021 1901
1905
service Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander (ret'd) Source:8903018 24th March 1905
1910
education Horticultural Diploma Royal Horticultural Society Wisley United Kingdom Source:8876950 1910
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8905819 9th February 1915
1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:1418833 22nd June 1915
missing Source:9311492
service British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment Source:1418833
service British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion (Territorial) Source:7442895
1915
death Killed in Action France Source:7442895 Source:8903019 9th May 1915
burial Le Touret Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Panel 20 and 21. Source:7442895

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Ferris Nelson
Initials FN
Last Name Grant
Source 1418833
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
HMS Racoon United Kingdom military residence address known 1901
Lennox Road, Portsea Island, Portsmouth United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment Captain
Royal Navy HMS Racoon Lieutenant
Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander (ret'd)
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion (Territorial) Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Territorial Force War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary E Grant mother
Ferris Grant father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harold G brother 1885
Evelyne M sister 1874

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Royal Navy Officers 1899-1919 Transcription Deborah102878
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Deborah102878
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
Medal Index Cards Transcription Deborah102878
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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Royal Horticultural Society Blog Janet2378

Multimedia

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Under the shade I flourish Deborah102878
RN Deborah102878
ICRC john14663

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We remember Ferris Nelson Grant