Person Page - 1738

     Robert married Joy Alice Mae Schimmens on 9 April 1955.²
     Robert Jackson Graham died on 21 October 1982, possibly in Ajax, at Ontario, Canada.³
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Robert Jackson Graham.
     In the obituary of Robert Sandford Graham who died 20 August 1975, his son, Robert Jackson Graham, was listed as a survivor.¹
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Citizen published in Ottawa, Ontario, 25 October 1982.³
     In the obituary of Joy Alice Mae Graham, who died 1 October 2019, her husband, Robert "Jack"son Graham, of Pembroke, was listed as predeceased.⁴

     He was born in 1898 at Beachburg, Admaston Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.²
     Robert Sandford Graham M.M. w/ Red Chevron died on 20 August 1975 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Note that the Red Chevron denoted overseas service in W.W. I and did not directly relate to his Military Medal (M.M.)¹
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Robert Sandford Graham.
     
     Robert Sandford Graham began military service on 24 September 1914 at the age of 16 years at Valcartier, Québec, Canada, joining the 6th battalion.²
     On 6 June 1915, he was promoted to acting sergeant with the 16th Battalion Canadian Infantry serving in France.

On July 31, 1916 he was hospitalized for a gun shot wound to his left chest. He was discharged from hospital on Aug. 15, 1916. His rank was recorded as Corporal on the Canadian Convaleescent Hospital card in his file. This card also notes that he was wounded on June 13th at Ypres.

On Dec 7, 1915 he received a bullet wound to his right elbow, and was hospitalized on the 8th. He was discharged on the 14th. It was later reported as a gun shot wound to the left arm.

On Aug 28, 1916 he sailed for Canada on the S. S. Corinthian. He was on furlough from this date to Oct 9th. He returned to England on the S.S. Olympic on Nov 14, 1916.

On May 9, 1918 he received shell wounds to his legs and foot.

On Oct 10, 1918 he was awarded the Military Medal. There are no further details concerning this award in his service file.² L/Sgt. Robert Sandford Graham ended military service as part of general demobilization on 10 January 1919 at Kingston, Ontario, Canada,

End of Military Service section.²

     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Journal published in Ottawa, Ontario, 22 August 1975.¹
     In the obituary of Robert Jackson Graham who died 21 October 1982, his father, Robert Sandford Graham, was listed as predeceased.³

Link to the Canadian Great War Project:; Robert Sandford Graham, M.M.⁴

     Bertha married Robert Grogan.¹

     Julia married George MacDonald.²
     In the obituary of Dr. George Alfred MacDonald who died 15 November 1940, his mother, Julia MacDonald of Brantford, ON, was listed as a survivor.^1,2

     Victor Zumach's illegitimate birth date was recorded as on 30 January 1905 at London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Birth Registration 027793. The father's name was stroked out but still legible.²
     Victor Zumach died on 21 February 1905 at Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.¹ The cause of his death was given as malnutrition according to Ontario Death Registration 017606.¹
     Research notes (November 2023):

     Caroline married Gollip Yange.¹
     Caroline Yange was recorded as the mother of the bridegroom at the marriage of August Yange and Anne Krieger on 24 April 1874.¹

     He was born on 8 May 1915 at Tuxford, Saskatchewan, Canada.²
     Ivan Bayne died on 22 November 2002 at age 87.²