Regimental number | 11422 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Cunningham, Ninth Avenue, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Medical Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs T Cunningham, of Ninth Avenue, Cameron Road, Tauranga, Thames |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 20 September 1916. Wounded in action, 28 September 1916 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to 15th Casualty Clearing Station, 1 October 1916, and transferred same day to 26th General Hospital, Etaples; transferred to England, 11 October 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 12 October 1916; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, 2 April 1917. Returned to France, 20 June 1917. Found guilty, 2 August 1917, of drunkenness: forfeited 20 days' pay. Joined No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, in the field, 8 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Report on file: 'Buried Passchendaele Sheet 20.8.2.8.D.3. Reported by OC, 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade'; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 3 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994541 |
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