Alexander Herbert Graham

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of J. and A. Graham, of 38, Nixon St., Wanganni East.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

In a letter (copy in William James Thurlow's service record) dated 17 August 1919, Major N W Thoms wrote that William Thurlow and Alex. Herbert Graham, both of the Wellington Battalion, were "Buried in Foreshore 80 Q.3." and "They were probably either stretcher bearers or wounded on stretchers coming in from Walker's Ridge, and Killed by Machine Gun or Shrapnel Fire".

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Casualty

Service Number:

10/366

Name:

Alexander Herbert Graham

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

25 July 1892

Place of Birth:

Taranaki, Patea,

Next of Kin:

John Graham (father), Ball Street, Wanganui, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

14 August 1914

Enlistment Address:

64 Ball Street, Wanganui, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Cabinetmaker

Employer:

Purser & Sons, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui

Armed Force:

Army

Unit:

NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

01 May 1915

Day of Death:

Saturday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Main Body

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

16 October 1914

Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10

Vessel:

Limerick or Arawa

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Lone Pine Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

Cemetery Location:

Turkey