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CHRISTENSEN, Graham Berry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1945 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Glengarry, Vic., 1880 |
| Home Town: | Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Glengarry West, Vic., 24 March 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toongabbie Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Glengarry War Memorial, Rosedale Shire Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1945, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1945, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1945, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Melbourne |
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Son of Zachaus CHRISTENSEN and Mary Ann nee MCDONALD, Glengarry, Vic.
Berry, unmarried at 36, enlisted as a Lighthorseman and went off and fought in the Great War. Despite surviving and bravely enduring the horrendous conditions, he was mortally afraid of spiders. Curiously, though, whenever he cut himself on the farm, he’d use a spider’s web to stem the blood flow! He was also something of a water diviner and quite an animal whisperer. He and his wonderful dog Skipper were such a team they would perform comic party pieces at local gatherings.
Courtesy of H Tovey & S Beckett
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