| Regimental number | 1868 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cessnock, New South Wales |
| School | St Joseph's (Catholic) School, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Hillview, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Bernard Eugene McGrane, Hillview, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 14th Infantry; Served in the 14th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; discharged to enlist in AIF. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 34th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 157), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Bernard Eugene and Mary Margaret McGRANE, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: embarked from Sydney, 4 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone, 20 December 1916. Re-allotted Regimental No. 1868A. Taken on strength, 34th Bn, 21 May 1917. Wounded in action, 8 June 1917 (gunshot wound, chest); admitted to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 2 July 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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