MCGRATH, Richard
| Service Number: | 1903 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Templeorum Townland, County Kilkenny, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, School, Nudgee, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 December 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Westhof Farm Cemetery Plot II, Row D, Grave 7 Personal Inscription HAVE MERCY UPON HIM LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM Buried by Rev. J. Moore CF, 13 December 1917, Westhof Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1903, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1903, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 12 Dec 1917: | Involvement Driver, 1903, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1903 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-12-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Patrick and Margaret McGRATH, of Raff Street, Toowoomba, Queensland. Native of County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is honoured on the Kilkenny Great War Memorial, Kilkenny
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Age on arrival in Australia-9 months.
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs Margaret McGrath, c/o Mrs Rooks, 'Coura', Hill Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Enlistment date 20 August 1915
Place of enlistment Toowoomba, Queensland
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916.
Age at embarkation-31
Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 19 February 1916, and taken on strength, 5th Light Horse Regiment. Taken on strength, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, and posted to 56th Battery, Tel el Kebir, 27 March 1916. Mustered as Driver, 1 May 1916.
Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Transferred to 25th Field Artillery Brigade, 8 July 1916; to 13th Field Artillery Brigade, 24 January 1917, and posted to 51st Battery.
On leave, 12 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 25 September 1917.
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