John GRAHAM

Regimental number10/1829
Date of birth19 October 1889
Place of birthBanff, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressBristol Hotel, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Graham, Banff, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed on Soames Island; discharged to join NZEF. Previously rejected on account of eyesight.
Enlistment date6 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitRuahine Company, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Lizzie Wilson Graham, 43, High Street, Banff, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

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

War service: 215 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16787858