Regimental number | 1654 |
Place of birth | Maitland Bar Aviceford Near Mudgee, New South Wales |
School | Merreudee Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mudgee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ida Mary McGrath, Horatio Street, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1654A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 6), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ida Mary MCGRATH, Horatio Street, Mudgee, New South Wales. Native of Avisford, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Father: 1662 Pte James McGRATH, 2nd Remount Unit, returned to Australia, 3 March 1916; Cousins: 3914 Pte Vivian McGRATH, 18th Bn, killed in action, 2 August 1916; 3328 Pte Glen Allen CAMPBELL, 17th Bn, killed in action, 8 August 1918; 2185 Pte Roy William ARKINSTALL, 34th Bn, killed in action, 18 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |