Private
Bushby Graham
Military Details
Service Number: 16653
Regiment & Unit / Ship
8th Duke of Wellington's (W. Riding Regt)
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Residence at Enlistment
Houghton, Lancashire
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
2nd
Service Number at Enlistment
16653
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1887
Place of Birth
Jacktrees Road , Cleator Moor
Religion
C of E
Residence (Census)
Houghton, Lancashire
Parents
William & Eleanor Graham (nee Lowry)
Siblings
Robert,Mary J,John, Ann,George,William,Eleanor,Agnes,Esther,Hannah,Alice,Elizabeth,May,Tom
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Gardener / Horseman
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
17th September 1916
Age at Death
28
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of the Somme
Regiment at Death
Duke of Wellington's (W. Riding Regt)
Battalion/Vessel at Death
8th
Rank at Death
Private
Buried or Commemorated at
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Grave Position: Pier and Face 6 A and 6 B.
Private Memorial: St Johns Church War memorial/Methodists church Cleator Moor
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