Sir John Reginald Noble Graham, 3rd Baronet VC OBE (17 September 1892 – 6 December 1980) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... The English noun Commonwealth dates originally from the fifteenth century. ...

He was 24 years old, and a Lieutenant in the 9th Bn., The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), British Army, attached to 136 Coy., Machine Gun Corps during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Official name Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louises) Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Nicknames Motto Sans Peur Ne Obliviscaris Anniversaries Balaklava (25 October) Marches Quick: The Highland Laddie Quick: The Campbells Are Coming Charge: Monymusk Funerals: Lochaber No More Mascot A Shetland Pony called Cruachan Description Infantry... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Machine Gun Corps (MGC) was a corps of the British Army, formed in October 1915 in response to the need for more effective use of machine guns on the Western Front in World War I. The Heavy Branch of the MGC were the first to use tanks in combat... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

On 22 April 1917 at Istabulat, Mesopotamia, Lieutenant Graham was in command of a machine-gun section which came under very heavy fire. When his men became casualties he insisted on carrying the ammunition and although twice wounded, he continued in control and with one gun opened accurate fire on the enemy. This gun was put out of action and he was again wounded and forced to retire, but before doing so he disabled his gun and then brought a Lewis gun into action with excellent effect until all the ammunition was expended. He was wounded yet again and was again forced to retire. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... It has been suggested that History of Ancient Mesopotamia be merged into this article or section. ...

Sir John later achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and from 1959 to 1979 he was Usher of the Green Rod to the Order of the Thistle. He succeeded his father to the Baronetcy in 1936. In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... The Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod is the Usher to the Order of the Thistle, established in 1687. ... James VII ordained the modern Order. ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt), is the holder of an hereditary title awarded by the British Crown, known as a baronetcy. ...

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum (Stirling Castle, Scotland). Stirling Castle (southwest aspect) For ships named after the castle, see Stirling Castle (disambiguation) Stirling Castle is a castle in Stirling, Scotland. ...

References

• Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
• SCOTLAND'S FORgotten VALOUR (Graham Ross, 1995)

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External links

• History of Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
• Location of grave and VC medal (Edinburgh)

This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission.