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Thomas Graham – Courtesy Nerina Coopes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About Thomas Graham <\/h2>\n

Thomas Graham was born on the 28th October 1884 to John and Elizabeth Graham. He was educated at Fullers College, Watford, UK and St. Patrick’s College in Ireland. While in Ireland he served for five years with the South Irish Horse Guards.  He married Constance Marian Gull  in 1915.<\/p>\n

Broome Connection<\/h2>\n

Thomas appears in Broome records in 1912 when he was the owner of the schooner Culwalla.<\/em> His brother-in-law was Arthur Pompey Gull, another WWI soldier, who was also involved in the pearling industry.<\/p>\n

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War Service<\/h2>\n

Thomas enlisted on the 3rd May 1915 as a 2nd Lieutenant and was posted to the 28th Battalion, A Company. He embarked aboard the Ascanius<\/em> in June 1915, bound for Egypt. In July he was granted a commission, made Lieutenant and transferred to the Imperial Camel Corps.  After serving in the Imperial Camel Corps for a number of months he has detached for duty with the ANZAC light railway before resuming duties as Captain for the 4th Pioneer Battalion in February 1917. Thomas was killed at Ypres, Belgium by a aeroplane bomb on the 3rd October 1917.<\/p>\n

Enlistment Details<\/h2>\n

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\nDate of Enlistment: 03\/05\/1915
\nPlace of Enlistment:
\nOccupation: Wool expert
\nAge at Enlistment: 30
\nService Number: Officer
\nUnit: 28th Battalion, ‘A Company; Australian Camel Corps; ANZAC Light Railways;4th Pioneer Battalion 
\nRank: Captain
\nFate: Killed in Action
\nPlace of Death:Belgium
\nDate of Death: 03\/10\/1917
\nCemetery or Memorial Details:The Huts Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 3), Dickebusch, Belgium
\nPlace of Association: Guildford, Perth, Western Australia, Australia<\/p>\n

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Newspaper Articles<\/h2>\n

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Other Online Resources<\/h2>\n

View Thomas Graham at the National Archives of Australia<\/a>
\nView Thomas Graham at the Australian War Memorial<\/a>
\nView Thomas Graham’s profile at Guilford Anzacs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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