Private Terence McGrath
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1884-12-26
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Matthew McGrath (father,) 147 Millfields Rd., Clapton Park, London, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Shipping Clerk
Address:
472 River St., Troy, New York, U.S.A.
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Zivy Crater, Thelus, 3
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 842083
Highest Rank:
Private
(24th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 24th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-04-18 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was killed shortly after leaving the “jumping off” trench during the attack on Vimy Ridge. No further information as to the actual circumstances under which he met his death is available.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
149050
Service file: B6856-S011
Uploader's Notes:
Previous service: 3 years 13th Scottish Dragoons
Circumstances of Casualty spells his given name with a double "r," Terrence
CVWM link is missing above so this is a temporary workaround.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 148th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2014-08-25