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About Tpr. Thomas Robert Graham
Thomas Robert Graham was born at Tolaga Bay, Gisborne on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island on 25 February 1892. His parents were John Fairley Graham and Sarah Augusta Graham (nee Surman). John joined the Wellington Mounted Rifles during World War I (Service No. WWI 11/1258). He and his brother John had fought together and survived Gallipoli. Thomas died of wounds in Egypt on 9 January 1917 and was buried in the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, [B. 122.] His brother, John Fairley Graham, died of his wounds the following day, 10 January 1917. Their two cousins were also killed: John Joseph Bishop at Ypres on 12 October 1917 and William Norman Clarke Bishop in France on 23 May 1918.
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- Rank: Trooper
- Service No: 11/1258
- Date of Death: 09/01/1917
- Age: 23
- Regiment/Service: Wellington Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
- Grave Reference: B. 122.
- Cemetery: KANTARA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
- Additional Information: Son of John F. and Augusta Graham, of Gisborne, New Zealand.
One of three brothers who served in WW1, two died. Thomas and his brother John were both in the 5th Reinforcements of the Wellington Mounted Rifles. They had fought together and survived Gallipoli but in Egypt their luck ran out. On the 9th January 1917 the younger of the brothers, Thomas was killed in action and John who had been badly wounded died the following day.
See also: Brothers in Arms http://www.armymuseum.co.nz/kiwis-at-war/voices-from-the-past/broth...
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Tpr. Thomas Robert Graham's Timeline
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February 25, 1892
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Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand
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| 1917 |
January 9, 1917
Age 24
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Egypt
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January 9, 1917
Age 24
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Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, [B. 122.], El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, El Ismāʿīliya, Egypt
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