Douglas Grant

Douglas Grant (1885 – 4 December 1951) was an Aboriginal Australian soldier, draughtsman, public servant, journalist, public speaker, and factory worker. During World War I, he was captured by the German army and held as a prisoner of war at Wittenberg, and later at Wünsdorf, Zossen, near Berlin.

This article is about the Australian Aboriginal soldier. For the Canadian hockey player, see Doug Grant (ice hockey). For the writer who used this as a pen name, see Isabel Ostrander.

Douglas Grant
World War I veteran Douglas Grant sitting on the wall of a commemorative model of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Callan Park, where he worked as a clerk. Photo taken by Sam Hood in 1931.
Born1885
Atherton
Died4 December 1951(1951-12-04) (aged 65–66)
Little Bay
Buried
Botany Cemetery
AllegianceAustralian
Service/branchArmy
RankPrivate
Unit13th Battalion
Battles/warsWorld War I
RelationsRobert Grant and Elizabeth Grant, foster brother Henry S Grant
Other workLabourer
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