Regimental number | 6975 |
Place of birth | Kanumbra Victoria |
School | Kanumbra State School No 1932, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 26 Warwick Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Brother, Mr A Cumming, Wonthaggi, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 7th Australian Light Horse. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Age at death | 25.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 5), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Allan and Marianne CUMMING. Native of Alexandra, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |