Background

Dominick Graham was born on July 24, 1920, in Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom. He was a son of Fergus Reginald Winsford Graham and Egeria Marion Spottiswood Graham, maiden name Baker.

Education

Dominick Graham attended Bradfield College. Then he began to study at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, graduating in 1939. Graham continued his education at the University of New Brunswick, receiving a Master of Arts in 1965, and later at the University of London, earning a Ph.D. in 1969.

Career

Dominick Graham had a military and educational career. He served in the British Armed Forces from 1939 to 1958, and during World War II was a participant of the Battle of Britain, Norway, Normandy, and the Rhineland. In 1939 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and joined the Royal Artillery. In 1941 he was to Narvik in Norway as a commander of the anti-aircraft battery. He was wounded during an air raid and was promoted to lieutenant.

In 1942 Graham served as an artillery observer near Tobruk, Libya. After his vehicle was hit, the officer was captured by Germans and sent to war camp in Italy. Dominick Graham was set free in 1943 after the Armistice of Cassibile. After the course in the School of Gunnery, he served in the North-West Europe campaign from 1944 to 1945 as a commander of an artillery battery in a rank of major. In 1945 Graham was wounded again by Germans but refused to leave the battlefield until enemy counter-attack was suppressed. His bravery was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Military Cross.

After the end of World War II, Dominick Graham became an instructor at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and later a staff officer at the 6th Armoured Division in the British Army of the Rhine. In 1946 he was promoted to captain, and also to the rank of major in 1952. Dominick "Toby" Graham retired from the army in 1958.

After his retirement, Graham started his career as an educator. At Saint John High School, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, he worked as a Mathematics Teacher. Later at the University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, he held the post of Military History Professor from 1964 to 1986. At the same time, at the Department of National Defense Graham was a Chair for Military Studies from 1971 to 1986. In 1980 he became a Founder of Centre for Conflict Studies in 1980. Graham became a Professor Emeritus in 1986. Need to mention, that he also was a Visiting Lecturer at Canadian and United States military colleges. Participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics in cross country skiing.

Achievements

• Dominick Graham is best known for his work together with Shelford Bidwell. He is not only an awarded war hero but also a historian and educator with several published works and more than twenty years of educational career.

Works

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  • Tug of War

    (Recounts the invasion of Italy during World War II, analy...)

    1986
  • Fire Power

    (This is, without doubt, the finest book about the crucial...)

    1982
  • Cassino 1972
  • Coalitions, Politicians & Generals 1993
  • The Price of Command 1993
  • Against Odds 1999
  • The Escapes and Evasions of an Obstinate Bastard 2000

Membership

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  Dominic Graham was a member of the History Advisory Committee, Unites States Air Force.

  History Advisory Committee, Unites States Air Force , United States

• Dominick Graham was a member of the Army & Navy Club.

  Army & Navy Club , United Kingdom

• Dominick Graham was a member of the Pall Mall Club.

  Pall Mall Club , United Kingdom

Personality

Dominick Graham described as a brave person and devoted educator. He was wounded twice, survived war prison and refused to leave his artillery battery even being hit. He also climbed K2 mountain in the Himalayas.

Interests

• Sailing, travel, gardening

• Sport & Clubs

  Skiing, chess

Connections

Dominick Graham married Valerie Mary Greig on 18 October 1947. They have two daughters - Anita Caroline and Patricia Robin. After their marriage broke up, he married Mary Hawson in 1991. After her death, he married Ursula Behringer in 2002.

Father:

Fergus Reginald Winsford Graham

Mother:

Egeria Marion Spottiswood Graham

Wife:

Valerie Mary Greig

Wife:

Mary Hawson

Wife:

Ursula Behringer

colleague:

Shelford Bidwell

References

• Contemporary Authors vol. 233