Alex Grant | |||
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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) | |
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]