Hugh GRAHAM

Regimental number10/261
Date of birth6 October 1888
Place of birthAshburton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Addressc/o A J Percy, Te Oreore, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.10
Height5' 9.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinStewart McCallum, Ashburton
Previous military serviceServed for 12 months in the Ashburton Guards; resigned on leaving the district.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Agnes M.Mc. McCallum (formerly Graham), 68 Cameron Street, Ashburton, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, Dardanelles, 8 May 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16787836