Regimental number | 2791 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Tarpaulin repairer |
Address | 245 Church Street, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C Cunningham, 245 Church Street, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 53rd Bn from Reinforcements, Tel el Kabir, Egypt, 6 January 1916; promoted to Lance Corporal, 18 February 1916; promoted to Temporary Corporal and taken on strength of 56th Bn, 13 March 1916. Found guilty, 22 March 1916, of (1) being absent without leave from 10:00 pm, 19 March to 10:00 am, 22 March 1916 and (2) drunkenness: severely reprimanded and forfeited 4 days' pay. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Admitted to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station and transferred to 7th Ambulance Train, Boulogne, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound to left arm); to England, 21 July 1916; admitted to Orpington Military Hospital, Kent, England, 22 July 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 9 September 1916; disembarked Sydney, 28 October 1916; discharged, 29 April 1917 (medically unfit: gun shot wound to left arm). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CUNNINGHAM Samuel |