Regimental number | 3517 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine cleaner |
Address | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, E H J Cummings, Caroline Street off South Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Sydney, 2 March 1918; disembarked Suez, 4 April 1918. Re-embarked from Egypt, 30 April 1918; disembarked Southampton, 15 May 1918. Sick to hospital, Fovant, 15 May 1918; rejoined 9th Training Bn, 14 June 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 August 1918; taken on strength, 41st Bn in the field, 19 August 1918. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 16 November 1918 (influenza); discharged to duty, 22 November 1918; rejoined Bn, 26 November 1918. Marched out to England to commence return to Australia, 19 May 1919; commenced return to Australia on board 'Prinz Hubertus', 3 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 26 August 1919; discharged, 21 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 85 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Buderim Crematorium, Queensland |