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James CUMMINGS

Regimental number3433
Place of birthStanthorpe Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCordialmaker
AddressJames Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinSister, Mrs Elizabeth Thompson, Kirk Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Previous military serviceEnlisted 15 Novemebr 1916 - 52 Battalion 9th Reinforcement; taken on strength 52 Battalion 24 August 1917; mortally wounded 26 September 1917.
Enlistment date15 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name52nd Battalion 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/69/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death34
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row C, Grave No. 16A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
155
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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