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CUMMING, John Currie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1497 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Stawell State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bee farmer/Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 31 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) D 22, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Halls Gap Honour Roll, Halls Gap Memorial Gates, Stawell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1497, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1497, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1497, 8th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1497, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Battle of Beersheba |
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