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Richard Armour CUNNINGHAM

Regimental number1676
Place of birthNewry, Co Down, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFitter
Address95 Arundel Street, Forest Lodge, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 7.75"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinSister
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 August 1915
Place of enlistmentBroadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 28 July 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2593A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date9 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Poona', 28 March 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 14 May 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 9 July 1919.

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death4 August 1940
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, CUNNINGHAM Richard Armour

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