Allen Robert CUMMING

Regimental number2146
Place of birthAcheron, Victoria
SchoolAcheron State School, Victoria
Other trainingNil
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrazier
AddressAcheron, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, John Cumming, Acheron, Victoria
Enlistment date21 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1917
Place of death or woundingGlencorse Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPoelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot LIII, Row F, Grave No. II), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret CUMMING
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3049 Pte Eric James CUMMING, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal