Medals

17. L/Cpl. Robert Graham

Name	Robert Graham
Service number	2196 and 325204
Rank – including any promotions, with dates	Private Lance Corporal
Regiment	Durham Light Infantry
Battalion	9th Battalion
Unit
Postings	19/04/1915 Home 20/04/1915 26/09/1917 France 27/09/1917 – 23/10/1918 Home
Wounds	Awarded 27/6d weekly pension, reviewed after 26 weeks
Silver War Badge? (WWI)	Yes, B38777 ( aged 23 in 1918
PoW Info. Etc.
Date of Discharge	23/10/1918
Other Information	GSW to left arm – arm amputated and GSW to left hip and left leg – France 1917

Birthplace
Date of birth	1985
Enlisted	07/09/1914
Lived	On discharge – 18 park Street, Gateshead
Parents	Thomas and Elizabeth Graham, 18 Park Street, Gateshead
+ address	18 Park Street, Gateshead (1911 census)
Wife
+ address
Children
Occupation

Medals – held in

collection

Citations

1914/18 British War Medal

Medals – others awarded but

not held in collection

1915 Star

Victory Medal

Silver war badge file

Army form B3112 ( could be B5112) dated 17/12/1921 medals forwarded to him VM and BWM

Conduct sheet

12/06/1916 overstaying leave by 6 days punishment – 21 days’ forfeit pay

09/02/1915 absent absent 1 day – punishment forfeit 1 days’ pay

07/02/1915; 25/02/1915; 10/03/1915; 11/03/1915; 26/07/1915 10/12/1915

Various absences including using obscene language to NCO; challenge NCO to a fight

Robert Graham was 19 years old when he enlisted, he was 5’3” tall and his chest measured 32.5 inches, he was fit and had good eye sight

1911 census

Father Thomas Graham B 1870 Press Glass maker all family born Gateshead

Mother Elizabeth

Frances 1895

Robert 1896

Henry 1899

Margaret 1901

Thomas 1905

George 1907