Ian Lyall Grant
British army officer, engineer, and government official
About Ian Lyall Grant
Lived 1915 – 2020 (aged 104). Ian Lyall Grant was a British military leader and engineer.
Major-General Ian Hallam Lyall Grant MC (4 June 1915 – 29 February 2020) was a British army officer and military engineer. He wrote two books based on his experience in the Burma campaign during World War II.
Career Lyall Grant was commissioned in the Royal Engineers on 31 January 1935,
Later life and death Major-General Ian Hallam Lyall Grant died at age 104 in a care home in Chichester.
Books Burma: The Turning Point Burma 1942: the Japanese invasion; both sides tell the story of a savage jungle war
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Who was Ian Lyall Grant?
British army officer, engineer, and government official
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Ian Lyall Grant was born on 4 June 1915.
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Ian Lyall Grant died on 29 February 2020.
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Ian Lyall Grant was a military leader and engineer.
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