Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
William James Graham
William James Graham
Service number: 2428
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: GRAHAM, Tpr. William James, 2428. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 24. Son of Duncan and Jane Graham, of Beechwood, Hastings River, New South Wales. B. 45.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William James Graham from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 2428 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Dairyman |
Address | Beachwood, Hastings River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Duncan Graham, 'Beachwood', Hastings River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | 4 January 1916 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on 12 May 1916 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 45), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Duncan and Jane GRAHAM, Beechwood, Hastings River, New South Wales |
Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, William James Graham