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MCGRATH, Joseph Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3586, 3589 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1915, 8th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 17 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers’ School, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Motor cycle accident, fractured skull and neck, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 6 February 1927, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Ref. MGC-RC-Comp-G-No-6 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3586, 23rd Infantry Battalion, 8th Reinforcements | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3586, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3586, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3589, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Wounded in five places by a shrapnel burst which killed five of his comrades and wounded eight others. | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 3589, 24th Infantry Battalion, S.S. Rio Negro for return to Melbourne | |
| 13 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3586, 24th Infantry Battalion, Completion of term of service |
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