Marshall Graham (1865 - 1915)

Born 27 Dec 1865 in Little Glasgow, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 7 Oct 1915 at age 49 in Shorncliffe Camp, Kent, England

Pvt Marshall Graham served in the Canadian Army in World War I
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Biography

Pvt Marshall Graham Died of Disease during World War I.

Marshall was born in 1865 per his death certificate. His army records lists his birth in 1879. He was the son of Richard Graham and Margaret Udell (Hugil/Udal) (b: 11 Oct 1831 - d: 1901 Uxbridge). Marshall passed away in 1915.

Uxbridge Remembers details of his service.

“Enlists at Valcartier. Occupation Painter. 21 years with 34th Regiment of Ontario including Boer War in South Africa.”

Sources

• 1871 Canada Census

• 1881 Canada Census 16 years old.

• 1891 Canada Census birth year 1865, profession is painter.

• 1899 - 1902 South Africa Boer War. [per WW1 enlistment papers] Application for Land for Boer War Service

• 1911 Canada Census December 1865 birth date, single, living with his mother. bad transcription of his name.

• Marshall Graham, born 1865, on Canadian Military ship transfer, named Empress of Britain, on 9 Jul 1911 from Liverpool, England to Quebec, Canada. See Passenger List.

• Soldier’s Personnel Records

• Canadian Virtual War Memorial

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JWX-YSR), Marshall Graham, 1915; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Elham, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. Name: Marshall Graham, Event Type: Death, Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec, Registration Year:1915, Registration District: Elham, County: Kent, Event Place: Elham, Kent, England, Age: 50, Birth Year (Estimated): 1865, Volume: 2A, Page: 1464, Affiliate Line Number: 54. Death certificate reads: number: 400, when and where died: Eighth October 1915, Shorncliffe Camp, Cheriton, UK, Name and Surname: Marshall Graham, Sex: Male, Age: 50 years, Rank or Profession: Private Canadian Infantry stationed at Shorncliffe Camp, Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-KQ3V), M Graham, 1915; Burial, Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, England, Shorncliffe Military Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #56424613, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. I think they are using date on one army form, not his actual birth year.