GRAHAM  J.B.

Given Names:  John Bernard

               

Service Number:  5943

Unit:  22nd Battalion, 16th reinforcements                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  22928

 

Age:  18 Yrs   

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Roman Catholic

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6¼ In                  

Weight:  120 Lbs

Chest:  31-34 In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  16/2/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Richard Graham

36 Walpole Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Unit:  22nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Lance Corporal

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  48820

Victory Medal:  48233

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1898

Place:  Rochester, Victoria                       

Father:  Richard GRAHAM                       

Mother:  Catherine LYNCH

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 13/6/1918                          

Place: 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France                                                          

Burial:  Vignacourt British Cemetery, France

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 13/6/1918; gun shot wound, neck

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 346674

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

 

Kew Rotary