Maurice Ernest McGRATH

Regimental number7508
Place of birthHumula, New South Wales
SchoolTumbarumba Public School, NSW. Wagga Public School, NSW. Milliwood Public School, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressMallwood via Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, M McGrath, Mallwood via Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May 1917
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHangard Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, row H, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Maurice and Sarah jane MCGRATH, Millwood Park, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal