Gen. Ronald Charles Grant, DSO OBE

Ronald Charles Grant was born on 22 November 1864, the eldest son of James Murray Grant. In 1898 he married Mina Stewart, eldest daughter of Rev. James Stewart of Lovedale. They had a son (James Murray born 6.1.1899) and two daughters. Grant joined the Cape Mounted Riflemen in 1880 with whom he served in the Anglo-Boer War, emerging with the rank of Lieut.-Col. and a DSO. He became Commanding Officer in 1911, and in 1913 commanded the 1st SA Mounted Riflemen. Col. Grant was severely wounded in the German SWA Campaign (1914) and taken prisoner. In 1915 he was appointed Commandant of Potchefstream. He was awarded the OBE in 1918, retired in 1922 and died on 29 January 1951.