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MCGRATH, Matthew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2216 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, Dandenong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Redesdale, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 28 June 1953 |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria Catholic, M013. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2216, 7th Infantry Battalion, Dandenong, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2216, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2216, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2216, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW right leg (severe) | |
| 12 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2216, 7th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit - right leg amputated |
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