| Accession Number | P09291.201 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6067 Private (Pte) Peter Albert McGrath, 32nd Battalion. A farmer from Dubbo, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6067 Private (Pte) Peter Albert McGrath, 32nd Battalion. A farmer from Dubbo, New South Wales, prior to enlistment in the 3rd Battalion, he embarked from Sydney with the 19th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Wiltshire on 22 August 1916. Due to illness en route he was hospitalised at Fremantle and re-embarked with the 10th Reinforcements of the 32nd Battalion aboard HMAT Port Melbourne on 28 October 1916 for Devonport, England. Following training he joined his battalion on the Western Front near Albert, France, in March 1917. He was hospitalised for a month during May 1917 due to a training accident. On 11 October Pte McGrath was wounded in action near Zonnebeke, Belgium, and was evacuated to Etaples, France, for treatment and recuperation before rejoining his unit on 14 November 1917. Pte McGrath was killed in action near Messines, Belgium, on 19 November 1917 and is interred in the Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium. He was aged 29 years.