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CUNNINGHAM, Roy Fergus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1853 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Gouldburn, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1853, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 1853, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 1853, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 4 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, In the field | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , In France | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 1853, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1853 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William George and Sarah Jane Cunningham of 'Arundel' May Street, East Goulburn, NSW
In his will he listed several plots of land which was to be split up between his brothers at his time of death
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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