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Thomas Andrew CUNNINGHAM

Regimental number1400
Place of birthKillinchy Woods
Place of birthRaffrey, Co Down, Ireland
SchoolKillinchy Woods
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 3.75"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Cunnimgham, Ballymollon, Crossgan, Co Down, Ireland
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 4 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 August 1916
Place of death or woundingEgypt
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 43), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
3
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Alice CUNNINGHAM, Ballywooden, Crossgar, Co Down, Ireland
Other details

War service: Egypt

Absorbed in 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 9 January 1916.

Proceeded to the front, 14 January 1916; with the Regiment at Romani, 4 July 1916.

Killed in action, Romani, 4 August 1916. Buried at the battlefield, Romani, by Chaplain H.K. Gordon.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CUNNINGHAM Thomas Andrew

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