| Regimental number | 510 |
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 178 Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 182 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Catherine McGrath, McIvor Road, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Special Reserve, Royal Irish Regiment, British Army; 275 days AIF (discharged medically unfit) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 9, Reinforcement 7 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/14/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Other details |
Enlisted, 25 October 1915; discharged, 8 April 1916 (medically unfit). War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 19 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 April 1917. Marched in to Australian Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 6 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 June 1917; taken on strength, 9th Machine Gun Company, 23 August 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917 (shrapnel wound, right leg and lungs); admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 13 October 1917, and thence to Casualty Clearing Station; to 7th Canadian General Hospital, 14 October 1917; to England, 28 October 1917, and admitted to Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom. Transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 24 December 1917; discharged on furlough, 2 January 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 January 1918. Found guiltry, 7 January 1918, of in London (1) drunkenness (2) violently resisting arrest: awarded forfeiture of 3 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 13 April 1918, for overland travel to Adelaide; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit), 7 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McGRATH Martin |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
