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William Albert Graham (1887 - 1917)

William Albert Graham
Born in Tow Law, County Durham, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1914 (to 1917) in Auckland, Durham, Englandmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 30 in Francemap
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Biography

Roll of Honor
Private William Graham was Killed in Action during World War I.

William Albert Graham was born in Tow Law in 1887 [1]

1891 - Wolsingham, Durham - William Albert Graham, 4, with parents John, master butcher, & Philis Graham [2]

1911 - Tow Law - William Graham, 23, single, farm labourer, with parents Joh, butcher (employer), & Phyllis, assisting in business [3]

18 Jun 1914 • Stanley, Durham - marriage of William A Graham and Mary R Slee [4]

Aug 1915 - William Albert Graham, butcher & farmer, of Tow Law enlisted in Durham Light Infantry. Wife Mary Redfearn Slee, daughter Nancy Levan Slee (b Mar 1915); [5]

Dec 1916 - birth of son John Albert William Graham
Private William Graham served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Durham Light Infantry
Service ended: 25 April 1917

25 Apr 1917 - William Albert Graham killed in action at Battle of Mons, France, age 30 [6][7][8]

Mary married William Lawson in 1919

Sources

  1. GRO Birth Index
  2. 1891 England Census
  3. 1911 England Census
  4. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
  5. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
  6. "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name William Albert Graham Birth Place Tow Law, Co. Durham Death Date 25 Apr 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Tow Law, Co. Durham Rank Private Durham Light Infantry Battalion 1st 8th Battalion Regimental Number 301718 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #150319
  7. "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" WILLIAM ALBERT GRAHAM, ARRAS MEMORIAL Bay 8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/636896/william-albert-graham/
  8. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124724167/william-albert-graham: accessed 21 April 2023), memorial page for Private William Albert Graham (unknown–25 Apr 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #124724167, citing Arras Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Paul R (contributor 47317162).




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