John James Graham Colclough DCM (1883 - 1954)

Born 18 Oct 1883 in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Grant) Colclough — married 3 Mar 1908 (to 3 Nov 1914) in Grant Leigh, Woodburn Creek, Meredith, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Annie Isabella (McNaughton) Colclough — married 1925 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1954 at age 70 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

John James Graham Colclough (called Graham) was born on 18 October 1883 in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, the oldest of seven children to Jean (Graham) Colclough and Richard John Colclough.^[1][2][3] Jean had been born in Victoria, the daughter of Scottish emigrants, while Richard had immigrated from Ireland in the 1850s.

Graham was a student at Scotch College.^[3] While studying at the college in 1901, he played in the Victorian Football League with the Melbourne Football Club, and on one occasion missed a game because he needed to study for his matriculation examination.^[4][5][6]

He married Mary Grant on 3 March 1908 at Woodburn Creek, Meredith, Victoria.^[7][8] Their children were:

• Richard Roy Grant Colclough (1908–1985)^[9]
• John Graham Colclough (1914–1916)^[10]

Mary died in 1914.^[11]

In November 1915, Graham enlisted to fight in World War One.^[3][12] He joined the 5th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement.^[12] His unit embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT A23 Suffolk in April 1916.^[12] During his service he was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal.^[12][13] He was a famous bayonet fighter among the Australian soldiers.^[14] He returned to Australia in May 1919.^[12]

In 1925 in Victoria, Graham remarried, to Annie Isabella McNaughton.^[15] Their daughter is:

• Janet Isobel Colclough (1927–)^[16][17]

In 1927, Graham was living at Lyndhurst, Hedgeley Avenue, East Malvern, Victoria.^[18]

In 1932, he was living at 17 Koonyongkoot Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, and was working as a export stock buyer.^[19]

Graham died on 28 April 1954 in Richmond, Victoria, aged 70 years.^[20][21][22]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 20984 / 1883. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: John James Graham COLCLOUGH); (Place: ASCO); (Mother: Jane GRAHAM); (Father: Richard)
2. ↑ "Birth." 19 October 1883. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 1. Retrieved 15 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11832188.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "John James Graham COLCLOUGH DCM Croix de Guerre (Belgium)." Scotch College Melbourne. Retrieved 26 April 2018 by Clare Spring from https://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/ww1/honour/colcloughJJG.htm. Archived 26 April 2018 at https://web.archive.org/web/20180426092455/https://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/ww1/honour/colcloughJJG.htm.
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (3 June 2018). "Graham Colclough." In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 January 2020 by Clare Spring from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Graham_Colclough&oldid=844191202.
5. ↑ "An uninteresting game." 20 May 1901. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 9. Retrieved 20 January 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10551414.
   QUOTE: "The Melbourne team was weakened by the absence of ... [three other players and] Colclough, who is up for the matriculation examination on Monday, and deemed it wiser to stand down."
6. ↑ "Sporting news." 15 May 1902. The Ballarat Star, p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207628182.
7. ↑ "Marriages." 2 May 1908. Leader (Melbourne), p. 51. Retrieved 15 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198105518.
8. ↑ Marriage record: 1471 / 1908. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Jno Jas Graham COLCLOUGH and Mary GRANT)
9. ↑ Birth record: 328 / 1909. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Richd Roy Grant COLCLOUGH); (Place: BALLARAT, VIC); (Mother: Mary GRANT); (Father: Jno Jas Graham)
10. ↑ Birth record: 28005 / 1914. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Jno Graham COLCLOUGH); (Place: BALLARAT, VIC); (Mother: Mary GRANT); (Father: Jno Jas Graham)
11. ↑ "Deaths." 4 November 1914. Geelong Advertiser, p. 1. Retrieved 15 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120921272.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4} "John James Graham COLCLOUGH." AIF Project (University of New South Wales). Retrieved 25 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=57254.
13. ↑ "Former Scotch collegian is awarded DCM in France." 19 November 1917. The Herald (Melbourne), p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242443804.
14. ↑ "Soldier's letter." 9 January 1918. The Ballarat Star, p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154734271.
15. ↑ Marriage record: 11709 / 1925. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
    (Jno James Graham COLCLOUGH and Annie Isabella MCNAUGHTON)
16. ↑ "Gentry." Research of Mark Spring and John Permezel. Accessed by Clare Spring from a CD-ROM on 26 November 2017.
17. ↑ Peter Salmon Colclough (1996). "Recollections and Reflections," page 256. Book in the possession of Clare Spring, 1 February 2020.
18. ↑ "Judicial and law notices." 16 June 1927. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 9. Retrieved 11 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3860999.
19. ↑ "Law notices." 6 May 1932. The Age (Melbourne), p. 1. Retrieved 10 June 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203743404.
20. ↑ "Deaths." The Argus (Melbourne), p. 17. Retrieved 10 June 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26606057.
21. ↑ Death record: 4271 / 1954. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
    (Name: John James Graham COLCLOUGH); (Place of birth: BENALLA); (Place of death: RICHMOND); (Age at death: 70); (Mother: Jane GRAHAM); (Father: COLCLOUGH Richard)
22. ↑ "Peter Salmon Colclough DSC ('37)." Scotch College Melbourne Obituaries. Retrieved 18 March 2017 by Clare Spring from http://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/greatscot/2011mayGS/84a.htm. Archived 12 April 2017 at http://web.archive.org/web/20140412214742/http://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/greatscot/2011mayGS/84a.htm.

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