K46136 Lieutenant Edward Leslie Nicholas Grant was born on 18 Apr 1922 in London, England, the son of William Leslie Grant and Katerina Zagrebelia. He had one brother George.

Grant was living in Vancouver, BC where he worked as an aircraft engineer for Canadian Pacific Airline when he enlisted with the Canadian Army (Active) on 11 June 1942. He had two months of previous service with the 58th Battery Reserve in 1938.

He trained in Vernon, BC, Suffield, Alberta, and Borden, Ontario and was promoted to Acting Sergeant. He then did officer training in Gordon Head, BC and Borden and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 13 March 1943 and promoted to Lieutenant on 12 August 1943.

On 8 May 1943 Grant married Evelyne Hunter Cameron at St Clair Avenue United Church in Toronto. They had a daughter Judy.

He continued his training in Canada until disembarking in England on 7 May 1944 where he further continued his training and served several temporary postings. He arrived in Europe on 30 December 1944 and was posted to The Queen’s Own Rifles on 6 January 1945.

Lieutenant Grant was killed in the early hours of 26 February 1945, at Mooshof, Germany. This was the same engagement where Sergeant Aubrey Cosens, VC was killed and earned his Victoria Cross.

He is buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference VIII. H. 10.