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MCGRATH, Joseph Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 412321 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 15 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Woodlawn College |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 19 January 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dunure Cemetery, Scotland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 412321 | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 412321 | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 412321 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sgt. Navigator McGrath, who was called up for service with the R.A.A.F. in October, 1941, was killed as a result of an aircraft accident at the Firth of Clyde in Scotland on January 19. After a month's training in Australia he went to Canada, where he entered a navigator's school. He received his secondary education of five years at Woodlawn College, where he was a prefect, and also took a prominent part in football and other sport at the college. He was 22 years of age.
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