MCGRATH, James Charles Patrick
| Service Number: | 7026 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marlborough, Queensland, Australia, 3 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Home Tuition |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Broncho Pneumonia, No. 3 New Zealand Military Hospital, Codford, Wiltshire, England, 2 March 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Codford St. Mary (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Wiltshire, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7026, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7026, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7026, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 2nd March…… James Charles Patrick McGrath was born at Marlborough, near Rockhampton, Queensland on 3rd June, 1895.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 30th August, 1916 as a 21 year old, single, Station Hand from Hughenden, Queensland.
Private James Charles Patrick McGrath, Service number 7026, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Beltana (A72) on 25th November, 1916 with the 4th Infantry Brigade, 15th Infantry Battalion, 23rd Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 29th January, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. These were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 30th January, 1917 Private McGrath was marched in to 4th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire, England from Australia.
He was admitted sick to Group Hospital at Codford with Influenza on 17th February, 1917. From the Medical Case Sheet for Private McGrath – “complains of pain in right side on coughing – last week. Cough ever since leaving Australia over three months ago.”
Private James Charles Patrick McGrath died at 7.20 p.m. on 2nd March, 1917 at No. 3 New Zealand Military Hospital, Codford, Wiltshire, England from Broncho pneumonia.
He was buried in St. Mary’s New Churchyard, Codford, Wiltshire, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/codford---st-marys.html
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