48 Milton Street, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
Previous Address:
Civilian Employment:
Miner at Greenside Colliery.
How Died:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
Tuesday 7th September 1915
Place of Death:
Battle/Campaign:
Locally Commemorated:
Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
Greenside War Memorial, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
UK Commemorated:
-
Overseas Commemorated:
Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 1.
Buried:
No known grave.
Decoration and Medals:
Photographs:
1
Service Records:
No
Death Notice/Obituary:
Blaydon Courier, page 5, 23rd October 1915.
Blaydon Courier, page 6, 22nd July 1916.
Family Details:
Son of John Graham of Crookdake, Waverton, Wigton, Cumberland.
Notes :
Several miners from Greenside Colliery volunteered to work with the tunnelling companies at the front. This was reported in the Blaydon Courier on 19th June 1915.
Sources Used:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register.
Soldiers Died in the Great War.
