Regimental number | 857 |
Place of birth | Deniliquin, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | Deniliquin, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hannah Cupit, Wood Street, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 30.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 7), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Deniliquin Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: George (d. 16 May 1911; bu. Deniliquin) and Hannah CUPIT (d. 23 August 1933, aged 33; bu. Deniliquin), Wood Street, Deniliquin |
Family/military connections | Brother: 858 Pte Hugh CUPIT, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |