Private Lorne Talmage Graham
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Graham,
Lorne Talmage
Date of birth: 1899-08-21
Place of birth: Strathroy Ontario Canada
Next of kin: James Allen Graham (father,) Flee Island, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Flee Island, Manitoba
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Givenchy-En-Gohelle Communal Cemetery, F. 21.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 148743
Highest Rank:
Private
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge. Previously reported missing, now Killed in Action. See below for details.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 561727
LAC ID:
429208
Service file: B3708-S027
Uploader's Notes: He was wounded in the ankle whilst taking part in the attack and capture of Vimy Ridge and was seen making his way to a Dressing Station by two companions. It is assumed that he was killed by shell fire on his way to the rear, as his body was later recovered and buried.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-09