| Regimental number | 32436 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Christchurch |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31.3 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Cuming, Station Road, Addington, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 20), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Eliza A Cuming, of 17 Bealey Street, St Albans, Christchurch |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 74517 Pte Samuel Rewi CUMING, returned to New Zealand, 24 September 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 May 1917, and posted to 2nd Company. Wounded in action, 28 May 1917 (gun shot wound head: slight), and admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance; discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 31 May 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 19 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Note on file, 23 February 1918: 'Buried Passchendaele ... in and all about this region & Bellevue. Reported by Burial Officer, 2nd Anzac Burial Corps'; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, file 20994354 |