Pte
William John Cumming
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 07/09/1895 |
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Place of birth: Kerang, Victoria, Australia |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 5990 |
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Enlistment date: 28/07/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 38th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
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Age: 22 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 25 stone T |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
Sources 2
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38th Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/55/17). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, CUMMING W J). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1598609 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=4fb1c9b2-e249-4d22-9670-9df94bc546f7 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7408560 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=69280 |