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James Clyde McGRATH

Regimental number1708
Place of birthMeroo Meadow, New South Wales
SchoolCooroy West State School, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Address'Cooroy', Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, James McGrath, Cooroy, Queensland
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 21 October 1915
FateKilled in Action 22 October 1918
Place of death or woundingSt Martin's Wood, near Proyart, France
Age at death20.7
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBusigny Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sophia Mary MCGRATH, Cooroy, Queensland

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