Clement Joseph MCGRATH

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MCGRATH, Clement Joseph

Service Number:	2725
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yass, New South Wales, January 1896
Home Town:	Yass, Yass Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Euralie Public School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Bois Grenier, France, 15 April 1916
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord II D 186
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2725, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2725, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2725, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
13 Apr 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2725, 18th Infantry Battalion, GSW (base of head)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of J. J. and Sarah Jane McGrath, of Euralie, Yaas, New South Wales.

IN MEMORY OF LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. McGRATH YASS, N.S.W., AUS

Presentation to Mrs. McGrath, Euralie.
Last Sunday Messrs. J. Crocker, C. Lawrence and. E Lawrence called at the residence of Mr. aud Mrs. J. J. McGrath, Euralie, intent upon a very pleasing little ceremony, namely, the presentation to Mrs. McGrath, on behalf of the residents of Euralie, of a gold medal suitably inscribed, in affectionate remembrance of her dear and valiant son Pte. C. J. McGrath who fell in action on April 16th, 1916 while fighting for the King and country. The souvenir bears the following inscription ;—Presented to Mrs. J. J. McGrath by her Euralie friends as a souvenir of her son Pte. Clement Joseph McGrath, who was killed in action on April 15th 1916.
The visitors also presented on behalf of the President and Councillors of the Goodradigbee Shire the illuminated certificate which had been framed at the cost of Euralie friends.

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