SASNZ Grant, Douglas (Dougie)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Grant ​

• FORENAME

Douglas (Dougie) ​

• UNIT

NZSAS ​

• RANK

Corporal ​

• NUMBER

P754045​

• DATE OF DEATH

19th August 2011 ​

• AGE

41 ​

• GRAVESITE

​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 26.04.1970 from Linton,Palmerston North,New Zealand​

husband of Tina Grant (1 daughter - Jemma,1 son - Jaden)​

Royal NZ Infantry Regiment​

Royal NZ Engineers​

NZ SAS​

2 tours of Afghanistan​

KIA Kabul,Afghanistan ​

​

• Killed when he and other New Zealand troops attempted to free hostages following a Taleban attack at the British Council diplomatic offices in Kabul on Friday 19 August 2011 (NZT).
• This was his second tour of Afghanistan.
• He was the first soldier serving with the New Zealand forces to be killed in combat in Afghanistan.

​