FLYING OFFICER'S DEATH.
ROYAL AIR FORCE MEMBER,
SON OF AUCKLAND RESIDENTS.
A former .New Zealander who showed promise of a successful career in the Royal Air Force, Flying-Officer "William Edward Grant, died at Princess Mary Hospital, Buckinghamshire, England, on Tuesday. He was aged 24 and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Grant, of the Wavcrley Hotel, Auckland. His death is believed to be due -indirectly to an injury he received when lifting the corner of a damaged aeroplane in order to relieve a fellow-aviator following an accident. ... After receiving liis education at Napier Boys' High School, where he was » prefect and captain of the Rugby football and cricket, teams, he worked for a time in Gisborne. When his parents came to Auckland three years ago, FlyingOfficer Grant, went to England and joined the Royal Air Force. Besides showing ability as a flying officer, he won the R.A.F. welter-weight boxing championship and represented the force at the British Empire champiouship meeting. In addition, he annexed the Wakefield trophy, awarded to the most scientific boxer. He also gained an R.A.F. "blue. • Prior to his admission to hospital, FlyingOfficer Grant liad been in charge of Handley-Page aeroplanes at Andover, Northampton.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21098, 4 February 1932, Page 10
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