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Thomas CUNNINGTON

Regimental number394
Place of birthWellington New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWatchmaker
Address4 Essex Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs E F Cunnington, 4 Essex Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceCadets
Enlistment date5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name36th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialLongueau British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Bridget CUNNINGTON; husband of Ethel CUNNINGTON, 4 Essex Street, Sydney. Native of Wellington, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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