Ian Lyall Grant

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.

Ian Hallam Lyall Grant
Born	(1915-06-04)4 June 1915
Died	29 February 2020(2020-02-29) (aged 104) Chichester, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1935–1970
Rank	Major-General
Unit	Royal Engineers
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Military Cross

Career

Lyall Grant was commissioned in the Royal Engineers on 31 January 1935,^[1]

Later life and death

Major-General Ian Hallam Lyall Grant died at age 104 in a care home in Chichester.^[2][3]

Books

• Burma: The Turning Point^[4][5]
• Burma 1942: the Japanese invasion; both sides tell the story of a savage jungle war^[6]