MCGRATH, James
| Service Number: | 4873 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia , 12 November 1897 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Gwalia State School |
| Occupation: | Brewery employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 6 August 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4873, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4873, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4873, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4873, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4873 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
Kings Park Honour Avenues Plaque
In recognition of James McGrath who at just 18 years of age made the ultimate sacrifice at Pozieres France on the 06/08/1916, The RSL Honour Avenues Group of Highgate presented me with the honour plaque that I had requested.
The very moving dedication service took place in Kings Park Western Australia on the 19/08/2017 in the presence of members of the Honour Avenues Group, a chaplain & an Australian army bugler.
In memory of James McGrath the plaque is now a permanent fixture in front of a tree on May Drive Kings Park.
Dedicated by his great nephew Michael Oliver.
Submitted 25 August 2017 by Michael Oliver
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Elizabeth Rachel and the late Michael MCGRATH, Corner of Boulder Road, and Hanbury Street, Kalgoorlie, Western
Mrs. E. McGrath, of Ware-street, Boulder, has been notified that her son, Private James McGrath was killed in action in France on August 6. Private McGrath left about nine months ago, when employed at the Union Brewery, Kalgoorlie. Another son is on active service.
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