Regimental number | 1708 |
Place of birth | Meroo Meadow, New South Wales |
School | Cooroy West State School, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 'Cooroy', Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, James McGrath, Cooroy, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | St Martin's Wood, near Proyart, France |
Age at death | 20.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Busigny 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 |