CUNNINGHAM, James Euphrates
| Service Number: | 735 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, An original of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | At sea, 28 January 1878 |
| Home Town: | Walhalla, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 78 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 735, 29th Infantry Battalion, An original of B Company | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 735, 29th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 735, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Euphrates Cunningham was born aboard a ship in the Red Sea during 1878. His parents seem to have lived in India for some time. He enlisted during July 1915, just after he had married to Lillian May. He was living in Carlton Victoria at the time. He arrived in Egypt late in 1915 and qualified for the 1914-15 Star. James was killed about 6 days after the Fromelles battle, when the 29th Battalion was still occupying parts of the front line near Fromelles. Lillian completed his roll of honour circular and stated that his home town was Walhalla in Gippsland. It seems she remarried before the end of the war.
James was one of four brothers who enlisted, and only 5995 Alfred John Cunningham 39th Battalion survived. Their parents had died before the war.
One brother, 3459 Pte. Alexander Valentine Cunningham 5th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Pozieres 3 weeks later on 18 August 1916.
Another brother, 1521 Pte. Edward William Cunningham 24th Battalion AIF died of wounds in the last battle for the AIF at Montbrehain on 6 October 1918.