| Regimental number | 2354 |
| Place of birth | Wymbolick, Lorne, Victoria |
| Place of birth | Cape Otway, Victoria |
| School | St Bridged's Convent School, West Perth, Western Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Cunningham, c/o Secretary, Miners Union, Boulder, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
| Age at death | 27.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 8), Souchez, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 62 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Katherine CUNNINGHAM, 10 Coronation Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 412 Sapper Michael CUNNINGHAM, 1st Tunnelling Company, died of disease, 8 May 1918; 2586 Pte Thomas Richard CUNNINGHAM, 11th Bn, killed in action, 2 November 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 31 July 1915. Taken on strength, 11th Bn, Gallipoli, 4 August 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 26 September 1915 (pyrexia), and transferred to HS 'Dunluce Castle'; to Malta, 27 September 1915, and admitted to Military Hospital, Tigne (enteric); to England, 26 October 1915, and admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol, 4 November 1915. Arrived at A&NZ Depot, Weymouth, 5 January 1916. Found guilty, 28 March 1916, of being absent without leave, 19 January-3 February 1916: awarded 168 hours' detention, and forfeited 15 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 July 1916; rejoined 11th Bn, in the field, 9 August 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 25 November 1916 (defective vision); discharged to duty and rejoined Bn, 28 November 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 December 1916 (debility); transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 6 December 1916; to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 9 December 1916 (debility); to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 14 December 1916; discharged to duty, 16 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 January 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 February 1917. Reported Missing in Action, 16 April 1917; subsequently reported Prisoner of War, Germany. Died in Feldlazarett Bugnicort, France, 1 am, 16 April 1917, of gun shot wound, right lung, received in action. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CUNNINGHAM Phillip Roderick
Red Cross Files 0851106 & 0860110 |
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