Regimental number | 15803 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dover, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Motor driver |
Address | Franklin, Huon, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William Cupit, Franklin, Huon, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 93rd Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | October 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Kezia CUPIT |
Family/military connections | Brother: 66893 Pte Albert Edward CUPIT, New South Wales Reinforcements (1918); embarked 14 October 1918; ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities. |
Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal: Three years and 4 months |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Castle Forbes Bay Cemetery, Tasmania |