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David William CUNNINGHAM

Regimental number826
Place of birthWalhalla Victoria
SchoolFaraday Street State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address96 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabel Cunningham, 96 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date16 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on 12 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 November 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 2), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Isabella CUNNINGHAM, The Crescent, Ascot Vale, Victoria,
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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