William Albert Graham (1887-1917)
Tow Law Butcher enlisted in 1st/8th DLI is commemorated on Arras memorial
William Albert Graham, the son of John and Phillis Graham, was born in Tow Law on 5 June 1887. He had four brothers and four sisters and lived and worked with his parents in Dan’s Castle. He married Mary Slee on 18th June 1914 and they had two children.
On 8th December 1915 he enlisted in the 5th (Reserve) Battalion Durham Light Infantry at Stockton-on-Tees and was mobilised on 7th August 1916 when he was transferred to the 1st/8th Battalion. He was killed on 25th April 1917 at the 2nd Battle of the Scarpe.
Civil Parish: Tow Law
Birth date: 5-Jun-1887
Death date: 25-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: Dan’s Castle, Tow Law (1891,1901,1911 Censuses)
Employment: Farm Servant & Labourer (1911 Census)
Butcher & Farmer (British Army WW1 Service Records)
Family: Father; John Graham
Mother: Phillis Graham (nee White)
Siblings: John James, Mary Ann, George, Phillis, Jonathan, Ada, Ernest & Alma Graham
Wife: Mary R Graham (Nee Slee)
Children: Nancy Louvain & John Albert Graham
Military service:
Enlisted at Stockton-on-Tees on 8th December 1956 into 5th (Reserve) Durham Light Infantry
1st/8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Regimental number: 6054/301718
Private
Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Battalion History of the 1st/8th DLI by Major E Hardinge Veitch, M.C., T.D.
DLI Book of Remembrance, Durham Cathedral
Tow Law Memorial, High Street, Tow Law
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Edwards
