Cecil Harry GRAHAM

Regimental number24007
Date of birth23 May 1895
Place of birthNew South Wales, Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5"
Weight122 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Graham, c/o Mrs Ellis, Cameron Street, Onehunga
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces, Australia; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 21), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Helena R.D. Graham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched in to 3rd Reserve Bn, Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 29 August 1916.

Joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 8 September 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 14 September 1916 (enteritis); rejoined Bn, 18 September 1916.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 3 January 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to NZ Divisional Rest Station, 5 January 1917; rejoined Bn, 17 January 1917.

Killed in action, 15 March 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 6
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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