Studio portrait of Lieutenant James John McGrath, 36th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A ...

Accession Number P08624.368
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Photomechanical print
Maker Cumberland
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made 1920
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of Lieutenant James John McGrath, 36th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A professional soldier, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Beltana (A72) on 13 May 1916. He was killed in action on top of Cambridge Avenue, Armentieres, France on 21 January 1917, aged 38. He is buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France