William Graham (British Army officer)
Brigadier-General William Graham (died 29 September 1747) was a British Army officer from Balliheridon, county Armagh, Ireland.
Biography
Graham joined the Army as an ensign in the 2nd (Queen's) Regiment of Foot on 1 September 1706,[1][2] and was present at the Battle of Almanza, where he was taken prisoner.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 2 March 1710[4] and served in the expedition to Canada in 1711.[1] On 23 March 1723 he became lieutenant-colonel of the Queen's Regiment,[2] and on 12 August 1741 he was promoted to colonel of the 54th (later 43rd) Regiment of Foot.[1][5] He transferred to the colonelcy of the 11th Regiment of Foot on 7 February 1746,[6] was promoted to brigadier-general on 18 April 1746, and took part in the raid on Lorient.[1] He died on 29 September 1747.[1][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e Charles Dalton, English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661-1714, vol. 6 (1904) p. 66, n. 11.
- ^ a b Army List for 1740, p. 16.
- ^ Dalton, English Army Lists, p. 363.
- ^ Dalton, English Army Lists, p. 65.
- ^ "No. 8042". The London Gazette. 18–22 August 1741.
- ^ Richard Cannon, Historical Record of the Eleventh, or the North Devon Regiment of Foot (1845) p. 33.
- ^ Cannon, North Devon Regiment, p. 34.
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