Les Graham Collection

Les Graham - DFC
Les Graham (MV) at Quarter Bridge, 1953 TT. During WWII he flew Lancaster bombers over Germany and was awarded the DFC for bravery

Les Graham (MV) 1953 Junior TT
MV mechanic Arturo Magni and Les Graham at the weigh-in for the 1953 Junior TT

Les Graham Memorial
Bungalow Bridge was renamed Les Graham Memorial when the chalet-styled marshal hut was dedicated in 1955, in honour of Britains first World Champion

Les Graham (AJS) 1949 Senior TT
Les Graham (AJS) after pushing in to finish the 1949 Senior TT. Artie Bell (with finger in ear) and Reg Armstrong (with ciggy)

Les Graham (MV) 1952 Senior Ulster Grand Prix

Les Graham at Braddan Bridge: 1952 Lightweight TT
Les Graham (Velocette) at Braddan Bridge: 1952 Lightweight TT

MV Werner Haas NSU Les Graham 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT
Cecil Sandford's MV, Werner Haas (NSU) Les Graham (MV) finishing enclosure after the 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT. Les sadly died in the next days Senior TT

Werner Haas (NSU) and Les Graham (MV) 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT
Werner Haas, NSU, Les Graham, MV, 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT

Les Graham MV 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT
Les Graham (MV) winning the 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT

Ray Amm (Norton) Reg Armstrong (Norton) and Les Graham (MV) 1952 Senior TT
Winers enclosure. Ray Amm (Norton) Reg Armstrong (Norton) and Les Graham (MV) 1952 Senior TT, Geoff Duke, who retired from the race, stands between Armstrong and Graham

Les Graham (AJS) 1950 Senior Ulster Grand Prix

Les Graham (AJS) 1950 Junior TT

Rivals
Maurice Cann (25) and Les Graham line up for the Unlimited solo race on Easter Monday, 1946. The riders tangled mid-race and Graham retired; Cann went on to finish second to George Brown (HRD)

1949 Junior TT
Les Graham parks up his broken AJS between Ballig Bridge and Laurel Bank. He was leading the race on the first lap. The schoolboy appears to be on a mission to secure his autograph!

Les Graham and the AJS Porcupine
Les Graham won the inaugural 500cc World Championship on the AJS Porcupine. He failed to win at the TT when the magneto failed on the last lap whilst leading; he pushed in to finish 10th

Les Graham AJS 1949 Senior TT Reg Armstrong
Les Graham (AJS) 1949 Senior TT, Reg Armstrong

Les Graham (OK Supreme) Cadwell Park

Les Graham (AJS) 1949 Senior Ulster Grand Prix
Les Graham (AJS) winning the 1949 Senior Ulster Grand Prix

1949 Senior TT
After leading the 1949 Senior TT, magneto trouble silenced Les Grahams AJS Porcupine at Hillberry. He pushed the lifeless machine home for 10th place

Les Graham: Englands first World Champion
Les Graham joined the MV team in 1951 and won the 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT; seen here leaving Governors Bridge on his winning ride. He won the 1949 World 500 Championship on AJS

Les Graham (Velocette) 1952 Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix

Les Graham (MV) 1951 Ultra Lightweight TT
Les Grahams MV, being prepared for the 1951 Ultra Lightweight TT

Les Graham (AJS) 1950 Senior TT
Les Graham (AJS) at Braddan Bridge, 1950 Senior TT

Charlie Salt (Velocette) 1950 Junior TT
Charlie Salt (Velocette) gets the flag to start the 1950 Junior TT. No. 71 is Les Graham (AJS)

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