Alexander McGregor Grant

Alexander McGregor Grant CBE (29 July 1888 – 25 June 1973) was a New Zealand surgeon, horse-racing administrator, racehorse owner and breeder.

Alex Grant
Personal information
Full name	Alexander McGregor Grant
Date of birth	(1888-07-29)29 July 1888
Place of birth	Casterton, Victoria, Australia
Date of death	25 June 1973(1973-06-25) (aged 84)
Place of death	Remuera, New Zealand
Original team(s)	Ormond College / Hamilton College
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1909–1910	University	2 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

References

1. Ralston, Bruce. "Alexander McGregor Grant". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
3. Alexander McGregor Grant's playing statistics from AFL Tables
4. Alexander McGregor Grant at AustralianFootball.com
5. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
6. "No. 43012". The London Gazette. 8 June 1963. p. 4832.