GRAHAM, John
(Service number 39730)
| First Rank | Captain | Last Rank | Captain |
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Birth
| Date | 09/11/1875 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Stationmaster | ||
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| Marital Status | married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs I M Graham (wife), Cambridge Street, Pahiatua | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 83 Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 October 1917 | Age | 42 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Andrew and Isabella Graham, Wellington (previously Scotland). husband of Isabella May Arrow, married 18 OCt 1899. Children Bella Mary b 1902, Jack Arrow b 1906, Ngaire b 1914 Died from Meningitis following GSW to head
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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