George Arthur GRAHAM MM

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GRAHAM, George Arthur

Service Number:	1728
Enlisted:	15 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Horn Island, Queensland, Australia, 1 July 1896
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wardsman at Broken Hill Hospital
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

15 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1728, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 4th Machine Gun Company, Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1728 awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11

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Biography

"GUNNER GRAHAM WOUNDED AND MISSING.

AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL.

Mrs. T. Graham, of Eyre-street, South Broken Hill, has been informed by the military authorities that her grandson, Gunner G. A. Graham, has been reported wounded and missing since April 11. Mrs. Graham has also been informed that Gunner G. A. Graham had been awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. Gunner Graham before enlisting was employed as wardsman in the Broken Hill and District Hospital." - from the Broken Hill Barrier Miner 29 May 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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