CUNDY, William Elliot
| Service Number: | 5822 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, South Australia, July 1883 |
| Home Town: | Kunjin, Corrigin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Perth, 21 July 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Corrigin & District Great War Roll of Honor, Corrigin War Memorial, Mount Crawford Roll of Honor, Williamstown Uniting Church Stained Glass Windows |
World War 1 Service
| 30 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5822 | |
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| 30 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5822, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5822, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5822, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 5822, 28th Infantry Battalion |
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William Elliot Cundy was born near Williamstown, South Australia in July 1883. William’s relatives were his father William Dart Cundy and his mother Emma Cundy. He had a brother named Stephen Cundy. At some stage as a young man Cundy moved to Western Australia. At enlistment William was a single man who lived in Kunjin, Western Australia living the life of a farmer. William followed the Methodist religion.
William Elliot Cundy enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on the 30th of May 1916, he enlisted in Perth, Western Australia. He went into training camp around the beginning of June 1916. William sailed from Fremantle on H.M.A.T. A16 Port Melbourne on the 10th of October 1916 with 16th Reinforcement, to 27th Battalion.
He was transferred to the 28th Battalion in England. He proceeded to France in April 1917. A few days later he was hospitalised with Mumps. William was wounded in action on 20th of September 1917 in Polygon Wood, Belgium. After treatment he rejoined his Battalion 14th October. In February 1918 he took two weeks leave in England.
Whilst on active service, William disobeyed a lawful command given by his superior office on the 9th of July 1918. He was then absent without leave from 9:30pm on the 10th of July 1918 to 4:40am on the 11th of July 1918. For both of these offences he faced a field general court martial on the 1st of August 1918. William was found guilty of both these chargers and sentenced the next day. His sentence was field punishment number two which is a disciplinary punishment during World War 1. William’s punishment was most likely involving labour duties and restrictions but no physical restraint. It appears he forfeited three days of pay concurrent with his sentence.
Cundy returned to Western Australia on S.S Ormonde disembarking on July 24th, 1919. He was discharged a few days later on 31st August 1919 in consideration of having completed his term of enlistment
William Cundy died on the 21st of July in 1964, in Nedlands Western Australia. He is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Nedlands, Western Australia. Cundy is commemorated on the the Corrigin & District Great War Roll of Honor, the Mount Crawford Roll of Honor, the Corrigin War Memorial and the Williamston Uniting Church-stained glass windows