Pte. George Leslie GRAHAM

1892 - 1917  (25 years)

• Name	George Leslie GRAHAM
  Title	Pte.
  Prefix	Pte.
  Birth	7 Jul 1892	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	7 Jul 1893	, , Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Census-Household Member	1901	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Census-Household Member	1911	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Attestation Papers	15 Sep 1914	Valcartier, , Quebec, Canada   [3]
  Cause of Death	WW II
  Cause of Death	2 Dec 1917
  	died of wounds
  Monument	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: Beachburg Union Cemetery Beachburg, Ontario Canada
  WWI service	#2473 Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C., B squadron
  Occupation	surveyor
  Death	2 Dec 1917	Cambrai   [4, 5]
  Burial	Tincourt-Boucly, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France   [6]
  	Address: Tincourt New British Cemetery Somme France
  Person ID	I48695496	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	William John Wesley GRAHAM,   b. 4 Nov 1859, Osceola, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Jul 1922, Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Isabella CONDIE,   b. 17 May 1854, Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Jan 1919, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1885	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Notes	Married: Perth Courier, Oct. 30, 1885 Graham-Eggleston—Married, at the residence of the bride’s father, on the 2 2nd inst., by Rev. R. McNabb, Mr. William J. W. Graham to Bella Egglesto n, relict of the late Mr. Robert Eggleston and second daughter of Mr. Alex ander Condie, Esq., all of Beachburg.
  Family ID	F16060767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Westmeath War Memorial, Westmeath, Ontario Photographed by Fay Bennett
  		Westmeath War Memorial, Westmeath, Ontario (on the back) Photographed by Fay Bennett
  		Beachburg War Memorial, Beachburg, Ontario Photographed by Fay Bennett
  		St. Andrew's United Church, Beachburg WWI Honor Roll Provided by Rev. Kevin Moratz, St. Andrew's United Church, Beachburg, Nov 2022

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Graham brothers from Beachburg: Pte. W.S. Graham, Sgt Robert S. Graham & Pte. G. W. Graham all injured in WWI Newspaper clipping provided by Julie Truelove
  		Graham, Pte. George Leslie “Three Beachburg Brothers are Wounded”, newspaper clipping, The Renfrew Mercury, May 11, 1917 provided by Julie Truelove.
  		Graham, Pte. George Leslie death notice “Brother of Mrs. P. M. Lyttle Dies at Front”, newspaper clipping, The Sault Star, Dec 12, 1917 p. 1
  		Graham, Pte. George Leslie - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/255575/GEORGE%20LESLIE%20GRAHAM/

  
  

  Histories

  Graham, Pte. George Leslie military summary Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources listed

  
  

• Notes

  1911 Census Westmeath Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario with parents Census-Household Member: Role: Household Member Role: Household Member Attestation Papers: occupation listed as surveyor, 21 years, 2 months at time of enlistment on Sept 15, 1914. He was described as 5' 6 1/2" weighing 150 lbs, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. Cause of Death: during an attack by his Regiment on Dec 1, 1917, he was severely wounded by enemy macine gun fire and as a result died the following day at No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station where he had been conveyed

  
  

• Sources

  [S594474] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Westmeath Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html). [S595125] Library and Archives of Canada, Archivia Net On-Line Research Tool, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Westmeath Twp., - 1911, (Database, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html). [S595803] Canada., Mil-WWI Personnel Records of the First World War, ( Library and Archives Canada . https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx.). [S595804] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S595813] Canada., Mil-Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx.). [S595467] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S493] Lewis, Olga, Renfrew County Marriages, 1876-1890, (Sep 1998). [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), # 010627 Westmeath Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). Wm John W Graham age 26 of Beachburg, b. Osceola; B, Harnessmaker; s/o Wm Graham and Margaret Papin; to Bella Eggleston, 30, res & b. Beachburg; widow; d/o Alex Condie and Jane Ryan; Sep 22 1885, Beachburg; Rev R Macnabb [S416] Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotlan (Ross and Westmeath Townships, Ontario, Canada), Church Record - Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotland Assembling at Ross and Westmeath, County of Renfrew, 1863 - 1902 (Reliability: 3). at Beachburg by R MacNabb Wit: R Condie & R Dean [S594970] Lewis, Olga, Renfrew County Marriages, 1876-1890, (Sep 1998). [S595215] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), # 010627 Westmeath Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). Wm John W Graham age 26 of Beachburg, b. Osceola; B, Harnessmaker; s/o Wm Graham and Margaret Papin; to Bella Eggleston, 30, res & b. Beachburg; widow; d/o Alex Condie and Jane Ryan; Sep 22 1885, Beachburg; Rev R Macnabb [S595410] Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotlan (Ross and Westmeath Townships, Ontario, Canada), Church Record - Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotland Assembling at Ross and Westmeath, County of Renfrew, 1863 - 1902 (Reliability: 3). at Beachburg by R MacNabb Wit: R Condie & R Dean