Leslie John MCGRATH

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Service Numbers:	1654, 1654A
Enlisted:	15 January 1916, Lithgow, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Maitland Bar Aviceford near Mudgee, NSW, 1896
Home Town:	Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 24 June 1918
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme III C 6
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor, Mudgee District Fallen Soldiers Memorial

15 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1654, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Lithgow, NSW
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1654, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1654, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
24 Jun 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1654A, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1654A awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-24

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Son of James and Ida Mary MCGRATH, Horatio Street, Mudgee, New South Wales.

A HERO HE LIVED A HERO HE FELL ONLY A LAD HE DID HIS PART WELL