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MCGRATH, Francis Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1178 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Poowong, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Loch, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Woodleigh State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery Beersheba War Cemetery, Beersheba, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kernot Woodleigh State School Great European War Roll of Honor, Korumburra War Memorial, Loch Memorial Gates, Poowong Great War Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1178, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1178, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1178, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1178, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1178 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"... 1178 Trooper Francis Edmund McGrath, 4th Light Horse Regiment of Woodleigh Vale, Vic. A farmer prior to enlisting in June 1915, Tpr McGrath embarked on board HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 20 August 1915. Tpr McGrath served at Gallipoli and in Palestine where he was wounded at Tel-el-Kebir. In August 1917 he was promoted to Temporary Lance Corporal (L/Cpl). L/Cpl MGrath died on 31 October 1917 from wounds received at Beersheba. He was 22 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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