Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Francis Edmund McGrath
Francis Edmund McGrath's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Francis Edmund McGrath
Service number: 1178
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 4th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: McGRATH, Lce. Cpl. Francis Edmund, 1178. 4th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 31st Oct., 1917. Age 22. Son of Michael and Alicia McGrath, of Euston Rd., Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. Native of Loch, Victoria. D. 35.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Francis Edmund McGrath
A brief military biography of Francis Edmund McGrath from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1178 |
| Place of birth | Poowong, Victoria |
| School | Woodleigh State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Woodleigh Vale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, M. McGrath, Woodleigh Vale, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 8 June 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 20 August 1915 |
| Fate | Died of wounds 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 35), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Alicia MCGRATH, Euston Road, Oakleigh, Victoria. Native of Loch, Victoria |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of HonourThe Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 4th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Francis Edmund McGrath
