Regimental number | 412 |
Place of birth | Werrabera, South Australia |
School | State School, Lorne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Beria G.M. , Laverton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Brother, James Cunningham, Secretary, Miners Union, Boulder City, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | President, Miners' Union, Laverton, 1912; President, Miners' Union, Comet Vale, 1913, 1914 (details from father) |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Died of pneumonia. |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Reading Cemetery (Grave No. 72. 16439), Berkshire, England |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Katherine CUNNINGHAM, 10 Coronation Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2354 Lance Corporal Phillip Roderick CUNNINGHAM, 11th Bn, died of wounds as prisoner of war, 16 April 1917; 2586 Pte Thomas Richard CUNNINGHAM, 11th Bn, killed in action, 2 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |