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GRAHAM, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2428 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Beechwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Beechwood, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Beechwood Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 4 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave No. 45, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Macquarie Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2428, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 12 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2428, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anglo Egyptian embarkation_ship_number: A25 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2428, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anglo Egyptian, Sydney | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 2428, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2428 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Bill Graham was hit by a bullet and died soon after during a Turkish attack on the 1st Light Horse at Romani near the Suez Canal. His younger brother 2680 Pte. Robert Colin Graham 56th Battalion was killed in action three days later, some 4500 kilometers away in northern France on 7 August 1916.
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