WW1 Soldiers from Cumnock: John Graham

Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Monday 3 March 2014

John Graham

John Graham was born in Preston, the son of William Graham of Dreghorn and his wife Agnes Kelly on 14 Jan 1890.

By the 1901 census the family was back in Scotland
132 Skares Row, Cumnock
Agnes Graham     32
John Graham     11
Mary Graham     8
George Graham     3
Emma Graham     1
Maggie Graham     1
Wm Graham     2 Mths

Father William was working as a coal miner in New Cumnock, staying at his mother's house in Mansfield Terrace.

John married neighbour Catherine Bunney Phillips in 1917. He of 112 Skares Row and she was at 93 Skares Row.

1917 photo, provided by grandson David Graham in New Zealand

A coal miner by profession, he was serving with the Highland Light Infantry at the time of his marriage. He died in Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow on 29 Aug 1918 of heart disease, nephritis and broncho pneumonia. He was 28, although death cert says 27. He had been ill for over 4 months. Their son William had been born on the 1st July 1918.

memorial card, provided by grandson David Graham in New Zealand

He is buried in Cumnock New Cemetery.

Catherine his widow remarried the following year and had more children. They all emigrated to New Zealand in 1926.

Cumnock Connections family tree

CWGC

Introduction

Monday 3 March 2014

John Graham

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