Regimental number | 2586 |
Place of birth | Geelong Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Mill hand |
Address | Boulder PO, Boulder, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J Cunningham, Boulder PO, Boulder, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Enlisted 7 May 1915 - 11 Battalion 8th Reiforcement; taken on strength 11 Battalion 21 October 1915; wounded Fleurbaix 30 May 1916. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLII, Row C, Grave No. 5), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 62 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2354 Lance Corporal Phillip Roderick CUNNINGHAM, 11th Bn, died of wounds as prisoner of war, 16 April 1917; 412 Sapper Michael CUNNINGHAM, 1st Tunnelling Company, died of disease, 8 May 1918. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |