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Norman CUMMING

Regimental number1215
Place of birthCoogee New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPhotographer
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrytha Syunt Cumming, Jersey Parade, Murrumbeena, Victoria
Previous military serviceEnlisted 17 November 1914 - 1 Battalion 1st Reinforcment; taken on strength 1 Battalion 31 January 1915.
Enlistment date17 November 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death2 May 1915
Age at death22
Place of burial4 Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
28
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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