Ian Lyall Grant
Ian Hallam Lyall Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 June 1915 |
| Died | 29 February 2020 (aged 104) Chichester, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1935–1970 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Major-General Ian Hallam Lyall Grant MC (4 June 1915 – 29 February 2020) was a British army officer, engineer and government official. He wrote two books based on his experience in the Burma campaign during World War II.
Career
[edit]Lyall Grant was commissioned in the Royal Engineers on 31 January 1935,[1]
Later life and death
[edit]Major-General Ian Hallam Lyall Grant died at age 104 in a care home in Chichester.[2][3]
Books
[edit]- Burma: The Turning Point[4][5]
- Burma 1942: the Japanese invasion; both sides tell the story of a savage jungle war[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 34129". The London Gazette. 1 February 1935. p. 772.
- ^ "Major-General Ian Lyall Grant obituary". The Times. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Major General Ian Lyall Grant, commander of engineers in Burma who reconnoitred and built tracks for troops while under enemy fire – obituary". The Telegraph. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Lyall Grant, Ian (2003). Burma: the turning point; the seven battles on the Tiddim Road which turned the tide of the Burma War. Leo Cooper. ISBN 1-84415-026-7. OCLC 249366552.
- ^ Callahan, Raymond (January 1995). "Burma: The Turning Point. (book review)". The Journal of Military History. 59 (1): 169. doi:10.2307/2944389. ISSN 0899-3718. JSTOR 2944389.
- ^ Lyall Grant, Ian; Tamayama, Kazuo (1999). Burma 1942 : the Japanese invasion ; both sides tell the story of a savage jungle war. Chichester: Zampi Press. ISBN 0-9521083-1-3. OCLC 40798441.
External links
[edit]- "Lyall Grant, Ian Hallam (Oral history)". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- "Ian Hallam Lyall Grant - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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