| Regimental number | 2135 |
| Place of birth | Dunolly, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Boot salesman |
| Address | 5 St John Street, Windsor, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, George Cumper, 5 St John Street, Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served as Sergeant in Australian Military Forces Area 49a, VIctoria. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 20.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXVIII, Row D, Grave No. 22), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Gladys Louise CUMPER, 5 St John Street, Windsor, Victoria. Native of Dunolly, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne 27 September 1915. Taken on strength, 24th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 10 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 March 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 18 April 1916. Wounded in action, 5 August 1916 (gun shot wound, left shoulder), and admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 6 August 1916; to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Camiers, 7 August 1916; to 7th Convalescent Depot, 23 August 1916; to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 4 October 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 31 October 1916 (disordered action of the heart); transferred to England, 12 November 1916, and admitted same day to Edmonton Military Hospital (tachycardia: slight); transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital Hospital, Southall,12 November 1916; discharged to Command Depot, Wareham, 18 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 18 March 1917. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 19 April 1917; temporary rank made substantive, 1 May 1917. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 20 May 1917; temporary rank made substantive, 20 August 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 9 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents deceased by 1923; next of kin then listed as brother, Mr R.J. CUMPER, 19 Viva Street, East Malvern, Victoria. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CUMPER Douglas William Sinclair |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
