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Feb 9, 1880
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Born in Backwith,
Northumberland, England
Prior to serving in WW1,
Thomas Graham served in the Boer War in South Africa with the 127th
Company of the 28th Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry
For his service there, he was
presented with the Queen’s South Africa Medal with 2 Clasps, South Africa
1902 and Cape Colony
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Nov 4, 1915
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Attested into the 36th
Battalion CEF in Hythe, Kent, England
Ø Number 407120
Ø Next of kin given
as Thomas Graham, 145 Westminster St., Gateshead on Tyne, England
Ø Previous occupation
given as Leather Finisher
Ø Previous military
experience given as North Imperial Yeomanry
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
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Mar 6, 1916
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Married to Ethel Sally
Featherstonhaugh in Bayswater, England with permission of his Commanding
Officer
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Apr 4, 1916
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Proceeded on course to the
Machine Gun School
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Jun 23, 1916
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Transferred to the CMGD
(Canadian Machine Gun Depot) in Shorncliffe
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Aug 24, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 25, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base
Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 107
reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 28, 1916
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After leaving the base depot
Private Graham joined the 21st Battalion resting in billets in the
village of Zouafques, France and assigned to the Machine Gun Section
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the attack on the sugar
refinery south of Courcelette, Private Graham received a shrapnel wound to
his right hip and buttock and was evacuated to the nearby field ambulance for
first aid
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Sep 16, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 49 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) for further treatment. After receiving emergency treatment, he was
transported aboard the No. 11 AT (Ambulance Train) to hospital
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Sep 17, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 22
General Hospital in Dannes Camiers where surgery was performed to remove
shrapnel
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Sep 28, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Cambria
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Wharncliffe War Hospital in Sheffield
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian
Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 26, 1916
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A second surgery was performed
to remove more shrapnel and bone fragments
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Jan 16, 1917
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Transferred to the King’s
Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Bushy Park
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Feb 12, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
attached to the Convalescent Depot in Hastings to continue his recovery
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Mar 10, 1917
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Posted to the EORD (Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while recovering
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Mar 17, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd
Canadian Convalescent Depot in Seaford to continue his recovery
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Nov 1, 1917
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Attached to the OMFC (Overseas
Military Force of Canada) Headquarters for duty with the Canadian Red Cross
Society in London
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Dec 2, 1918
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Attached to the Depot Company
of the EORD at Witley and remained with the Red Cross for duty
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Dec 7, 1918
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Ceased to be attached to the
OMFC HQ and proceeded to join the EORD in Witley
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Dec 23, 1918
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Attached to the No. 1 CDD
(Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Jan 4, 1919
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Embarked the SS Metagama in
Liverpool
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Jan 16, 1919
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Disembarked in St. John, New
Brunswick and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario where he was posted to the
Casualty Company at Exhibition Park
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Jan 17, 1919
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Granted leave with subsistence
until January 31, 1919
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Feb 8, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 28 Gillespie Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Ø To receive
treatment as an in-patient under the care of the ISC (Invalided Soldier’s
Commission)
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 36 Talbot St.,
Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 12, 1919
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Admitted to the North Toronto
Hospital with pain in in his right groin and hip that causes him to walk with
a limp. Also suffers from stomach pain
after eating. He also complains of
blurred vision and dizziness.
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May 22, 1919
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Discharged from hospital
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Jun 1, 1921
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1921 census shows Thomas and
Ethel living at 416 Glasgow Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Aug 2, 1964
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Died in Toronto, Ontario and
his cremated remains were placed in a vault in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery,
Toronto
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