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Graham-R-B-Pte-2647

Page history last edited by Lenore Frost 9 years ago

Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Pte Graham embarked for overseas 14 March 1916 aboard

HMAT Anchises. After further training in Egypt and England,

he joined the 29th Battalion on the Western Front on 28 Sep

1916. While detached to the 25th Machine Gun Company, he

was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Belgium on 26 Sep

1917. http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/DA14554

Graham R B Pte 2647 Richmond Boyd 29 Inf Bn 21 Clerk Single Pres

Address: Sandringham, Bridge St, St Chad's

Next of Kin: Graham, Sidney James, father, St Chad's, Bridge St, Sandringham

Enlisted: 27 Jan 1916

Embarked: A68 Anchises 14 Mar 1916

Prior Service: 2 years senior cadets, 64th

6 months Citizen Forces, 58 Inf Regt, Essendon

Sidney James Boyd Graham, an accountant, was listed in the Electoral Rolls from 1912-1915 at 14 Lorne St, Moonee Ponds.

Date of Death: 26/09/1917

CWGC: "Son of Sidney James Loyd Graham and Harriet Sarah Graham, of "St. Chads," Bridge St.,

Sandringham, Victoria, Australia. Born at Perth".

HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY

Extracts from Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiries Bureau Correspondence

AIF 29 Graham R B 2647
K Sept 26-27/17 Det D/B

He came over with me on the 5th Reinf. At Polygon Wood on the right of the race-course, he went over in front of me in the next Coy. I passed over him, he was quite dead but I did not see how he was hit. It was in the early morning, daylight. We had a heavy barrage to go through. We got our obj. All the bodies were buried by the 30th Batt. It was the morning of the 26th.

He was well-educated, College education, young, about 10-11 stone. He was A Co.

Inf Doherty 2620 BVIII
A T 'V de Liege'
Calais
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Pte E C Cater 29th Battn Hqts, S/B, who is now in France, was with them when they were hit by the same shell while on a fatigue party with the Engrs, near Polygon Wood, and I understand from Carter that they were both killed. Graham came from Newmarket, Melbourne, and was a small, fair man of about 20, we called him Rex.....

Informant, Nicholson, Sgt L W, 122
29th Battn Hqts