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William Dugald CUMMINS

Regimental number396
Place of birthEnoggera QLS
SchoolKelvin School for Boys, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ellen Cummins, Broadway Street, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service8th Infantry
Enlistment date11 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 June 1917
Place of death or woundingPloegsteert, Belgium
Age at death22.7
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialLondon Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 12), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Mary CUMMINS, Broadway Street, Red Hill, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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