CUMBERLAND, Oliver James
| Service Numbers: | 1086, 1087 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1914, Kensington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scone, New South Wales, Australia, 30 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Scone Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scone Barwick House War Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1086, Kensington, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1086, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1086, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1087, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1087, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1087, 2nd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1087 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Trinity Drady
"THE LATE PRIVATE O. J. CUMBERLAND.
Much reference has been made of late concerning Private O. J. Cumberland, of Scone, but the following official telegram, received by the Rev. F. A. Cadell, of Scone, from Colonel Luscombe, of Victoria Barracks, places beyond all doubt that the young soldier met his death on Gallipoli, where his younger brother, Joseph, also received fatal wounds:
— "Officially reported that No. 1087, Private O. J. Cumberland, 2nd Battalion, previously reported missing, now reported killed in action on 8th August, 1915. Please inform Mrs. A. Saunders (sister), Kelly-street, Scone, and convey deep regret, and sympathy of their Majesties the King, and Queen and the Commonwealth Government in the loss that she and the army have sustained by the death of the soldier." - from the Scone Advocate 02 Jun 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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