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GRAHAM, Mervyn Douglas
Service Number: | 984 |
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Enlisted: | 15 April 1915 |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 10 December 1896 |
Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Machinist |
Died: | Gawler, South Australia, Australia, 20 January 1954, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Gawler Baptist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
15 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 984, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 984, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 984, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
6 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 984, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel in right calf | |
17 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 984 | |
12 Sep 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 984, 4th Field Ambulance, End of Service |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Mervyn Douglas Graham was born on the 10th December, 1896 to Walter and Mary Anne Graham, Enlisted to the AIF on the 15th April 1915. He joined the 27th Infantry Battalion on the 31st of May, 1915. He was one of the few people who had a personal camera, so he was able to take many photos of his experiences throughout his time as a soldier. His brother Sergeant Clarence James Graham, who was part of the 4th Field Ambulance Company, managed to get his little brother transfered to the Company on the 17th of August , 1917. Mervyn fought and was wounded in Gallipoli, but was eventually nursed back to health. After the war ended, Mervyn stayed in England for 9 months, getting in trouble once for Insecurity. Mervyn was eventually discharged on the 12th of September, 1920.