Francis (Frank) McGrath

1889 - 1914  (25 years)

• Name	Francis (Frank) McGrath
  Birth	7 Jun 1889	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Baptism	16 Jun 1889	St Peters Priory, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [2, 3]
  	No 4512 Franciscus McGrath Born 7 June 1889 Bapt 16 June 1889 Parents: Jacobi & Margarita McGrath, (Clare) Godfather: Roertus Owen Godmother: Joanna Mitchell Davies
  Gender	Male
  Military Beginning	21 Aug 1914  [4]
  	Scots Guards No 9352, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  	Frank McGrath Private, 2nd Bn
  Military Ending	17 Nov 1914	France   [4]
  	MCGRATH, Frank Private No 9352, Scots Guards, Son of J McGrath of Liverpool, Enlisted 21 Aug 1914 and died 17 Nov following, from heart failure, contracted while on service. WW1 Medal Rolls: Medal: Victory & British Star Action taken: clasp /2/2638 Qualifying Date: 11/11/14 Died
  Death	17 Nov 1914	France   [5, 6]
  	McGRATH, Pte, Frank, 9352. 2nd Bn. Scots Guards, 17 Nov 1914, Age 25. Son of James and Margaret McGrath, of Liverpool. Div 14. F. 1 Frank McGrath Born: Liverpool DOD: 17 Nov 1914 Death: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: Liverpool Rank: GDSN Regiment: Scots Guards No: 9352 Type of Causality: Died Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Most likely was involved in the First Battle of Ypres. "On October 19, a protracted period of fierce combat began, as the Germans opened their Flanders offensive and the Allies steadfastly resisted, while seeking their own chances to go on the attack wherever possible. Fighting continued, with heavy losses on both sides, until November 22, when the arrival of winter weather forced the battle to a halt. The area between the positions established by both sides during this period-from Ypres on the British side to Menin and Roulers on the German side-became known as the Ypres Salient, a region that over the course of the next several years would see some of the war’s bitterest and most brutal struggles." (Taken from "This Day in History") Most likely was involved in the First Battle of Ypres.
  Burial	Aft 17 Nov 1914	Seine-Maritime, Sainte Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France   [7]
  	9352 Guardsman Frank McGrath Scots Guards 17th November 1914 There is a Link Death Cannot Sever Fond Remembrance Lasts For Ever The Wording on the Headstone was commissioned by Miss M McGrath, 28 Pitt Street, Liverpool, England - This was his Aunt Margaret.
  Person ID	I4430	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	James McGrath,   b. 4 May 1850, 1 Court, Forrest Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. Bef 26 Mar 1916, 22 Pitt Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age < 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Clare,   b. 13 Oct 1857, Runcorn, Cheshire, England d. 24 Dec 1901, 28 Pitt Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S63] England, Civil Registration Online, Record Type: BDM Indexes, 1889 Sept Qtr, Liverpool, Lancashire, Vol 8b Page 85, Mothers Maiden Name - Clare. [S42] England, Parish Registers, Compiler Address: Old Church Records, 1889 St Peters Priory, Liverpool, Lancashire, RC Baptisms, via Ancestry.co.uk. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S83] England, Military Records, Type: Various Military Records, DeRuvignys Roll of Honour 1914 -18, pg 212, via Findmypast.co.uk. [S83] England, Military Records, Type: Various Military Records, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, France, 85. Ste Marie Le Havre. [S83] England, Military Records, Type: Various Military Records, UK Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914 - 1919, Via Ancestry.co.uk. [S37] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Record Type: Transcription, (Name: 1999;), Commonwealth War Graves Photos plus from www.gravestonephotos.com Division 14, Burial details: Row F Grave No 1 for Frank McGrath., Subject: War Records, Url: http://www.cwgc.org/.