Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance Corporal T. McGrath, 9th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 30 September 1917

Military Medal, G.V.R. ()40624 L. Cpl T. McGrath. 9/Y. & L. R.) very fine £280-£320

M.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917.

Thomas McGrath was born in Galway, Ireland. He enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery in Liverpool, and subsequently transferred to the 9th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. McGrath advanced to Lance Corporal and was killed in action on the Western Front, 30 September 1917.

Lance Corporal McGrath is buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium.