Coming Soon.
MCGRATH, Frederick George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1159, 1392 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ulong, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bega Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1159, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1159, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1159, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1914: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1159, 4th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit due to injury sustained when a child. | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1392, Depot Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcements, Travelled to Victoria to attempt to join AIF again. | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1392, 8th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1392, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1392, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged due to injury sustained as a child. |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Frederick George McGrath's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Also served under the alias of David John McGRAH