Ian Lyall Grant Explained

Ian Hallam Lyall Grant
Birth Date:	4 June 1915
Death Place:	Chichester, England
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Branch:	British Army
Serviceyears:	1935–1970
Rank:	Major-General
Unit:	Royal Engineers
Battles:	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

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.^{[1] [2]}

Books

• Burma: The Turning Point^{[3] [4]}
• Burma 1942: the Japanese invasion; both sides tell the story of a savage jungle war^[5]

External links

• Web site: Lyall Grant, Ian Hallam (Oral history). Imperial War Museums. en. 2020-03-31.
• Web site: Ian Hallam Lyall Grant - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk. en. 2020-03-31.

Notes and References

1. News: Major-General Ian Lyall Grant obituary . 31 March 2020 . The Times . 2 March 2022.
2. News: 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. 2 March 2022.
3. Book: Lyall Grant, Ian. Burma: the turning point; the seven battles on the Tiddim Road which turned the tide of the Burma War. 2003. Leo Cooper. 1-84415-026-7. 249366552.
4. Callahan. Raymond. January 1995. Burma: The Turning Point. (book review). The Journal of Military History. 59. 1. 169. 10.2307/2944389. 2944389. 0899-3718.
5. Book: Lyall Grant . Ian. Tamayama. Kazuo . Burma 1942 : the Japanese invasion ; both sides tell the story of a savage jungle war. 1999. Zampi Press. 0-9521083-1-3. Chichester. 40798441.