BRADSHAW, Henry Graham
| Service Number: | 383 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1915, Place of Enlistment, Cairns Queensland Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Watsonville, Queensland, Australia, 6 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Watsonville State School, Irvinebank State School |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 September 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension B 21, Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, Suzanne, Picardie, France |
| Tree Plaque: |
Anzac Tree Watsonville
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph, Irvinebank Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 383, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns Queensland Australia | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 383, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 383, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 383, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 383 awm_unit: 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
Henry Graham Bradshaw
Henry Graham Bradshaw was born in Watsonville, Qld., on the 6 December 1895 to Henry William Bradshaw and Margaret Graham Arbouin (nee Graham), his brother Edwin William, was born 11 December 1896.
There were also three step brothers and sisters, Charles Edward Arboun born 1885, Janet Isabel 1887 and Catherine 1889. Margaret’s husband James Oliver Arbouin was killed by lightning in 1892.
Henry Graham’s mother died on the 28 August 1898 in the Herberton Hospital and is buried in the Watsonville Pioneer Cemetery. His father Henry William died 25 January 1912 in Walsh District Hospital Irvinebank. He had been residing at the Vulcan Mine in Irvinebank.
On his enlistment Henry Graham was 19 years 10 months, his occupation was a miner and his next of kin was his Uncle Joe Bradshaw, Cairns. His height was 5 feet 4 inches, weighed 128 pounds with fair complexion, grey eyes and fair hair. His religion was Church of England.
Henry Graham stated on his enlistment that he had spent 6 months on Thursday Island with the Kennedy Regiment.
He was wounded twice and returned to the field and on the 1 September 1918 he was wounded again and died of wounds on the 1 September 1918. Courtesy of The Cairns District Family History Society
Henry Graham Bradshaw was buried in the Suzanne Communal Cemetery – 6 miles east of Albert, France.
Submitted 20 February 2021 by Lynette Turner
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry and Margaret BRADSHAW
Served in the garrison on Thursday Island for several months following the outbreak of war.
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