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MCGRATH, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 268, V80058 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) |
| Born: | Taradale, Victoria, Australia, 12 February 1887 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 268, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. |
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Peacetime
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 268, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 268, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 268, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 7 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Squadron Sergeant Major, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Squadron Sergeant Major, 268, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Magdhaba | |
| 27 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battles of Gaza | |
| 6 Jul 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba | |
| 13 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Palestine | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, For his actions during the operations around Jerusalem. | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Megiddo - Syria 1918 | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 6 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Returned to Australia 3 July 1919 |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, V80058 | |
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| 29 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) , Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 | |
| 29 Jul 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces |
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Enlisted in World War One and embarked overseas with the 8th Light Horse Regiment as a Corporal. Was promoted throughout the war to the rank of Major and was awarded the Military Cross.
Re-enlisted in World War Two. Was appointed as a Captain in the 12th Garrison Battalion and was medically discharged from the same uni in 1944 with the rank of Major and holding the position of Second in Command.
Awarded:
Military Cross
1914/15 Star: 4287
British War Medal: 7681
Victory Medal: 7597
War Medal - for WWII
Australian Service Medal - for WWII
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