OBITUARY
FORMER rOLICE SUPERINTENDENT MR J. A. McGRATII lUnitwt Press A social lon l CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The death occurred last evening of ?« former Superintendent of Police, Mr J. A. McGrath, in his 81st year. Mr McGrath was a native of Wexford (Ireland), and came to New Zealand in 1877 and took up service in the Armed Constabulary and was one of the few survivors of the force which took part in the raid on Parihaka in 1882. He was transferred from the Armed Constabulary to the Detective Department. Mr McGrath was promoted to the position of Superintendent at Dunedin in 1919, which position he filled until his retirement in 1922.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 6 December 1938, Page 7
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111OBITUARY Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 6 December 1938, Page 7
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