Laurence CUNNINGHAM

CUNNINGHAM, Laurence

Service Number: 1090
Enlisted: 16 September 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Evansford, Victoria, Australia, March 1887
Home Town: Evansford, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling: Evansford State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 26 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

16 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1090, Melbourne, Victoria
19 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1090, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1090, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1090, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Dec 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1090, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound (wrist)
20 Feb 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion
26 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1090, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1090 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-26

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Brothers:

Corporal Thomas CUNNINGHAM, Reg. No. 856, 39th Battalion, killed in action 31 August 1918;

Private John CUNNINGHAM, Reg. No. 5986, 1st Battalion, returned to Australia 2 March 1919