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Note: N225 “Uncle Robert” says Colin Cameron tree.
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In Maori wars. Got medal.
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2nd son. “Col Robert Grant ICS”
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Wellcome Library:
The Medical Directory for 1867 contains an entry under 'Army and Navy Medical Officers' which reads as follows:
Grant, Robert A. P., Asst.-Surg. 43rd Regt. - M.R.C.S. Eng. 1858
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Seems there is an obituary or at least death notice in the British Medical Journal 25 March 1916.
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Surgeon Robert Alexander Peter Grant MA (Aberd 1855) MRCS (1858)
13 Dec 1835 [Dawlish Devon] – 8 Mar 1916 [Inverness]
13 June 1859 Staff Assistant Surgeon.
26 Oct 1860 Assistant Surgeon 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment.
8 Oct 1863–6 July 1866 Served in the New Zealand Wars with the 43rd Light Infantry. He was present at several engagements in the province of Taranaki and was brought to the notice of the Colonel Commanding the District "for the very zealous and efficient services rendered at an engagement on 28 July 1865 when he was exposed to a heavy fire under which he directed Capt Close who was mortally wounded to be carried under cover."
19 Jan 1864 Staff Assistant Surgeon.
29 Nov 1864 Assistant Surgeon 43rd Regiment.
19 Oct 1872 Staff Assistant Surgeon.
Malta 16 Oct 1873 Arrived [in Malta] from England.
Malta 1874 On garrison duty.
11 Feb 1875 Surgeon Major.
Malta 1875 On garrison duty.
Malta 1876 On garrison duty.
Malta 1877 On garrison duty.
Malta 1878 On garrison duty.
Malta Feb 1879 Returned to England.
2 July 1884 Retired with honorary rank of Brigade-Surgeon.
Sources
1. Entry No: 5899. Johnston W. Roll of Commissioned Offices in the Medical Service of the British Army. Vol 1 (20 June 1727-23 June 1898). Aberdeen (1917).
2. Succession Book Vol 11. Returns of service of medical officers in the Regular Army.
3. Obituary Brit Med J 1916, 470 (25 Mar 1916).
(http://maltaramc.com/regsurg/g/grantrap.html)
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Alexander Peter Grant took the MRCS in 1858 and entered the Army Medical Department as an assistant surgeon on 13 June 1859.
In 1863–1866, he served in the New Zealand Wars with the 43rd Light Infantry. He was present at several engagements in the province of Taranaki and was brought to the notice of the Colonel Commanding the District “for the very zealous and efficient services rendered at an engagement on 28 July 1865 when he was exposed to a heavy fire under which he directed Captain Close who was mortally wounded to be carried under cover”. He was mentioned in dispatches (London Gazette 20 October 1865), and received the campaign medal.
13 June 1859 Staff Assistant Surgeon.
1860 On duty at Aberdeen.
26 Oct 1860 Appointed Assistant Surgeon 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment.
8 Oct 1863–6 July 1866 Served in the New Zealand Wars with the 43rd Light Infantry.
19 Jan 1864 Staff Assistant Surgeon.
29 Nov 1864 Exchanged with Assistant Surgeon John James Henry 43rd Regiment.
1871 Promoted Surgeon.
19 Oct 1872 Exchanged with Staff Surgeon Augustus Frederick Turner.
Malta 16 Oct 1873 Arrived from England.
Malta 1874 On garrison duty.
Malta 1875 On garrison duty.
11 Feb 1875 Promoted Surgeon Major.
Malta 1876 On garrison duty.
Malta 1877 On garrison duty.
Malta 1878 On garrison duty.
Malta Feb 1879 Returned to England.
Mar 1879 On duty at York.
Sept 1881 Moved to Edinburgh.
2 July 1884 Retired with the honorary rank of Brigade-Surgeon.
Oct 1902 Rrelinquished the medical charge of troops at Inverness.
8 Mar 1916 Lieutenant Colonel Robert Alexander Peter Grant died at Reay House, Inverness.
(http://maltaramc.com/regsurg/g/grantrap.html)
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