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David CUMMING

Regimental number4699
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Other trainingNil
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address227 Old South Head Road, Waverley, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Y Cumming, 227 Old South Head Road, Waverley, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 2), Grass Lane, Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary CUMMING, 107 Bondi Road, Sydney. Native of Glasgow, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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