Alexander McGregor Grant
| Alex Grant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander McGregor Grant | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Casterton, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 25 June 1973 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Remuera, New Zealand | ||
| Original team(s) | Ormond College / Hamilton College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–1910 | University | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alexander McGregor Grant CBE (29 July 1888 – 25 June 1973) was a New Zealand surgeon, horse-racing administrator, racehorse owner and breeder.
He was born in Casterton, Victoria, Australia on 29 July 1888.[1] Before moving to New Zealand he was an Australian rules footballer who played for the University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2][3][4]
He also served in World War I with the No. 3 New Zealand Field Ambulance.[5]
In the 1963 Queen's Birthday Honours, Grant was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to medicine and racing.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Ralston, Bruce. "Alexander McGregor Grant". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- ^ Alexander McGregor Grant's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ^ Alexander McGregor Grant at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
- ^ "No. 43012". The London Gazette. 8 June 1963. p. 4832.
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