| Grant | Arthur | | Lieutenant | GRANT, ARTHUR, Lieutenant, was born 14 September 1879, eldest, son of Sir Arthur Henry Grant, 9th Baronet, JP, DL, and Mary, daughter of Captain H Sholto Douglas, late 42nd Highlanders. He was gazetted to the 12th Lancers 4 January 1899, and served in the South African War, 1899-1902, taking part in the advance on Kimberley, including action at Magersfontein; at the Relief of Kimberley; was present during operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including those at Paardeberg; actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Houtnek (Thoba Mountain) and Zand River; in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg; in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900; in the Orange River Colony, May to 29 November 1900, including actions at Lindley, Bethlehem, and Wittebergen; again in the Transvaal 30 November 1900 to July 1901; also in Cape Colony, July 1901 to 31 May 1902 (Despatches [London Gazette, 25 April, 1902]; Queen's Medal with five clasps, and King's Medal with two clasps). He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 26 June, 1902]: "Arthur Grant, Lieutenant, 12th Lancers. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia, Warrant and Statutes were sent to His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in India, and presented by Colonel Penno at Umballa in January 1903. He was promoted to Lieutenant 8 March 1900, and to Captain 21 May 1904, and retired 25 September 1909. Lieutenant Colonel A Grant served in the European War, and commanded the Gordon Highlanders till severely wounded in France in 1915. He was Commandant of a Camp from 1917 to 1918. In 1917 he succeeded his father as 10th Baronet, of Nova Scotia. Sir Arthur Grant was a JP and DL. He married, in 1909, Evelyn, youngest daughter of Collingwood L Wood, of Freeland, Perthshire, and they had two sons: Arthur Lindsay and Francis Cullen; and three daughters: Evelyn Mary Francis; Elspeth and Katherine Jean.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | 12th (The Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers |
