Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Leon Philip McGrath Died 8 May 1915 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 12/1472 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy World War 1 Name panel, Newmarket War Memorial, Newmarket, Auckland (photo John Halpin, 28 May 2011) … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLeon Philip AWMM SurnameMcGrath AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 12/1472 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Nurse McGrath (sister), 93 High Street, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 12/1472 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 December 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 13 or HMNZT 14 or HMNZT 15 AWMM Vessel was Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › He was killed at "Daisy Patch", Helles on the Gallipoli PeninsularThe memorial plaque was issued to all service people who had died during the war and was sent out to the next of kin .The plaque is made of bronze and is 120mm in diameter. The inscription on the plaque has the following "He (or she) died for freedom and honour". In the near centre of the plaque is the name of the serviceperson.A memorial scoll wassent in conjunction with it which had the details of the serviceperson on it. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/Gallery/Anzac/galli-poli/anzac-may.htm (From the website of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Wellington, New Zealand)Auckland War Memorial Museum Scars on the Heart "Remember" display. Display items are his medals, a memorial plaque and scroll. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death8 May 1915 AWMM Daisy Patch, Gallipoli AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Turkey AWMM Newmarket War Memorial, Olympic Park, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM The Borough of Newmarket War Memorial, Auckland Council Archives AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Leon Philip McGrath by laying a poppy. Laurence Thomas McGrath Leo Francis McGrath Leon Philip McGrath Leonard George McGrath Louis Patrick McGrath Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Leon Philip McGrath Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Untitled Object / Artefact Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=10924429 Further Reference Newmarket Roll of Honour World War I Index, Auckland Council Archives http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/NMB008/searchnewmarket.htm Further Reference Onehunga War Memorial and Book of Honour Index http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/OHB063/searchonehunga.htm Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1739101/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1739101 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 449 AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
