GRAHAM, William
| Service Number: | 4041 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1916, 30th Infantry Battalion, 8th Brigade, 5th Division AIF. Joined 27/6/1916 at Victoria Barracks Sydney. Enlisted in Kiama NSW, 17/7/1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woonona, New South Wales, Australia, 23 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Woonona, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electric Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Foucaucourt-en-Santerre, France, 28 August 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Assevillers New British Cemetery, Picardie, France III A 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bulli Great War Memorial, Bulli-Woonona War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4041, 30th Infantry Battalion, 30th Infantry Battalion, 8th Brigade, 5th Division AIF. Joined 27/6/1916 at Victoria Barracks Sydney. Enlisted in Kiama NSW, 17/7/1916 | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 4041, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 4041, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William and Isabella GRAHAM, Stanhope Street, Woonona, New South Wales
Mr. and Mrs. W. Graham, of Stanhope-street, Woonona, received news that their only son, Private William Graham, has been" killed in action. " Private Graham, who was only 22 years of age, was employed in the fitting department ia-t the South Bulli Colliery prior to enlisting.
GRAHAM, - Killd in action 28th August, 1918, Private William Graham (Wid), 30th Battalion, aged 23 years, dearly loved only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Graham, Stanhope-st., Woonona, and beloved brother of Queenie, Dorothy and Coral, and beloved fiancee of Laurie Cameron. Duty done; now peacefully sleeping.
Biography contributed by Samantha Callaghan
William Graham, named after his father and grandfather, had been in the Citizen Military Forces in Wollongong, NSW for 7 years. He and his friends thought the war would be exciting so they joined up. He was well liked by friends and workmates and his sisters adored their big brother.
During his time with the AIF he was known as Willie, and according to his platoon sargeant he was a very "conscientious lad who was extremely well liked by the officers, n.c.o's and privates". - W.A Dowd.
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