GRAYDON, Malcolm
| Service Numbers: | 869, V143330 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | LINTON, VIC, 21 December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Linton Old Lintonians Association Roll of Honor, Linton St Paul's Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 869, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 869, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V143330 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Aubrey Bairstow
Malcolm Graydon was a 32 year old lather and carpenter who enlisted in November 1914.
He went into action at Gallipoli on or about 4 June 1915 and was wounded at Lone Pine on 7 August 1915 (shrapnel wound). The Light Horse were considered unsuitable for the initial operations at Gallipoli, but were subsequently deployed without their horses to reinforce the infantry. The 4th Light Horse Regiment landed on 22 and 24 May and its squadrons were initially scattered to reinforce the infantry battalions already ashore. He rejoined the 4th Light Horse in Heliopolis in January 1916 and transferred to the Cyclist Corps in March.
He landed in France that month and was attached to the 1st Div Engineers as an orderly until his return to the Cyclists in May. The cyclists were mainly used as despatch riders. During semi-open warfare periods in 1917 and 1918, they operated similar to cavalry. A brigade column in an advance would have cyclists attached. They weren't as mobile or flexible as cavalry, but didn't cost as much to maintain either.
He was wounded in action again on 12 April 1918, suffering a gun shot wound to his thigh, causing him 3 months recovering in England. On his return to France in April he was posted to the Australian Corps Workshops as an Armourer with whom he served until his return to Australia in March 1919.
Malcolm was a 55 year old carrier when he enlisted in the AASC at Alice Springs in October 1941. He had home service with various units including No2 General Transport Company. In June 1944 he had reached 60 years of age and was discharged. His medical report at the time reports that he still had the scars of a gun shot wound to his right thigh. He discharged to Surrey Hills, Victoria and died in 1961.
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