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James Graham Sgt by Peter Conole and Jean McDonald April 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | GRAHAM – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 7th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2191 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st January 1847/ 17 years 9 months / Newry Armagh Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Blue / Light Brown / Gun shot wound to jaw and left cheek |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Turkey and Crimea – 1 year 7 months |
| Length of Service | 8 years 311 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 5th February 1856 / Chatham Middlesex England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Inkermann and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Rathfriland County Down Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Newry 1862 1st Liverpool 1862-1875 Perth Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 29th April 1830 Drumgarth (Drumgath) Rathfriland Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GRAHAM Andrew 23rd July 1807 unknown location |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | McCREERY Agnes (Tentative) Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BROWN Fanny 1832 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 4th January 1854 Drumgarth (Drumgath) Down Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Annie Agnes B c 1858 Ireland (Tentative) M 1) SMOOK / SNOOK James 1879 Fremantle Western Australia M 2) GERMAN Henry /Alfred 1898 Perth Western Australia D 9th June 1910 Jarrahdale Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B 11th May 1860 Newry Armagh Ireland M JOSE David Samuel 3rd September 1879 Fremantle Western Australia D 27th May 1921 Fremantle Western Australia bur Congregational Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth B 1861 Not yet known D Not yet known Martha B 1863 Western Australia D Not yet known Isabella B 1865/1866 Perth Western Australia M JOHNSON Reuben James 1885 (Tentative) Fremantle Western Australia D 25th June 1918 Claremont Western Australia bur Congregational Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BROWN Samuel Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | COLE Eliza (Widow nee MANNING) B c1828 Milton Abbot Devon England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 31st December 1884 Congregational Church Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None |
| 1st Husband of Wife | COLE Thomas (1824 – 1879) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | P94 1 Acre North Fremantle Assigned 27th September 1883 Title Approved 28th September 1883 Title 6/70 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Convict Establishment Mt. Eliza Depot 17th December 1866. Worked at different locations and around the state and a variety of positions, retired 1885 |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 1863 (Greenough Fire Relief Fund) Inquirer 1864 (Lancashire Relief Fund) The West Australian 18th August 1894 page 4 (Funeral Notice) The West Australian Thursday 16th June 1910 page 1 Death Notice Annie German |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th August 1894 Jarrahdale Western Australia 18th August 1894 Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | (Fanny) 20th February 1883 Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 James Graham 2191 Private 7th Foot location Portsmouth Also another entry said he was located at Depot Winchester 1851 Census HO 107/1658/759/22 Portsea Island Portsmouth Hampshire James Graham unmarried age 22 private born Rathfarland (sic) Down James Graham was rendered unfit for service on 8th September 1855 due to a gunshot wound to the face. The ball entered the right side of the face above the lower jaw travelled inwards and exited at the centre of the left cheek knocking out three molars and fracturing the lower jaw. 10th May 1876 gave evidence to the Inquiry into the escape of Fenian prisoners Subscriber to the Pensioners Benevolent Fund |