Reginald Graham

Sir Reginald Graham, 3rd Baronet
Born	17 September 1892 Calcutta, British India
Died	6 December 1980 Edinburgh, Scotland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Machine Gun Corps (attached)
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Victoria Cross Order of the British Empire King Haakon VII's Cross of Liberty
Other work	Usher of the Green Rod

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Reginald Noble Graham, 3rd Baronet VC OBE (17 September 1892 – 6 December 1980) was a British 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, "for most conspicuous bravery, coolness and resource when in command of a Machine Gun Section."

He was born at Calcutta, India, on 17 September 1892, the eldest son of Sir Frederick Graham, 2nd Baronet, and was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. Soon after the First World War broke out he joined the British army and was posted to 9th Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's). In 1916 he was seconded to 136 Company, Machine Gun Corps, which was sent to Mesopotamia. During the Samarrah Offensive Lieutenant Graham was in command of a machine-gun section which was co-operating with the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) near Istabulat on the evening of 22 April 1917:

After recovering from his severe wounds Captain Graham, as he had become, was ordered back to Mesopotamia where he continued to serve until January 1918 when his company was transferred to Palestine where he was given command of the unit with the rank of major.

After the war, Graham returned to Scotland to a hero's welcome at his home village of Cardross. He later worked in India in branches of the family firm, William Graham and Company, founded by his great-great-grandfather in Glasgow.

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