Thomas McGrath

Flight Sergeant Thomas William Newport McGrath was an Australian airman of the Royal Australian Air Force who died during the Second World War.
He was born the son of Thomas William and Katherine Mary McGrath, of Perth, Western Australia.
McGrath, serving as a rear gunner in 97 Squadron RAF, died on 28 August 1943, when his Avro Lancaster (JA707) crash landed at Sibret, Luxembourg.The bomber had sustained significant damage when attacked by a German night-fighter during its return journey from a raid on Nuremburg. Five of the seven-man crew survived, of whom three evaded capture.Storr, Alan (2006), RAAF Personnel Serving on Attachment in Royal Air Force Squadrons and Support Units in World War 2 and Missing with No Known Grave, p. 448, awm.gov.au. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
He is buried in Florennes War Cemetery, Belgium
==Notes==
==References==
*McGrath, Thomas William Newport, cwgc.org. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
Category:Birth Date Unknown
Category:1943 deaths
Category:Australian military personnel
Category:Royal Australian Air Force
Category:Royal Air Force
Category:Buried in Belgium
Category:Flight Sergeants