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MCGRATH, Henry Thomas John

Service Numbers:	1149, 2149
Enlisted:	5 October 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Ulong, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Schooling:	Bega Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1149, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1149, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
5 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1149, 3rd Infantry Battalion
19 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion
7 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2149, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Bomb School
16 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 3rd Infantry Battalion
5 May 1917:	Involvement 2149, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2149 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-05-05

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