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CUMMING, Alexander George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 58 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Boort, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers College, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Driver, 58, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Driver, 58, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 58, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Cousins:
139 Pte Richard Edward CUMMING, 10th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action in same charge at the Nek, 7 August 1915;
1022 CSM James CUMMING, Imperial Camel Brigade, returned to Australia, 23 December 1918;
728 Gunner Alexander CUMMING, Heavy Artillery Group.
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