George Henning GRAHAM

Regimental number18650
Date of birth8 March 1895
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J G Graham, Peak's Road, St John's Hill, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, 14th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 July 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 6 April 1918
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 3), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr J. and Mrs J.G. Graham, Long Acre, Okoia, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched in to 5th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 21 October 1916.

Joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 4 November 1916, and posted to A Company.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 March 1917 (mumps); transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 23 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 11 April 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 April 1917 (measles), and transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 23 April 1917; discharged to Details, 2 May 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 13 May 1917.

Attached to NZ Wing, XIII Corps Reinforcements Camp, 9 October 1917; rejoined Bn, 26 October 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 27 December 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 28 December 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 14 January 1918.

Killed in action, 6 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 15
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805