CUMMING, George Hay
| Service Number: | 2354 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 8 July 1879 |
| Home Town: | Burnley, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cellarman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mont Michain, France, 5 October 1918, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ramicourt British Cemetery, France Row B, Grave 22 Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS & SHADOWS FLEE AWAY , Ramicourt British Cemetery, Ramicourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 2354, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2354 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-10-05 |
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| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal, Did excellent patrol work in No Man's Land near Flers. Recommendation date: 24 November 1916 |
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Previous military service
2nd Battalion Victorian Infantry Brigade
Age at embarkation 36
His widow, Bessie Cumming, lived at 10 Bliss Street, Burnley, Victoria and sometime at 4 Beaumont Avenue, Canterbury, Victoria.
Biography
George Hay CUMMING was born on 8th July, 1879 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
His parents were James CUMMING and Mary Margaret Mess HAY
He married Bessie SENIOR in 1903 in Victoria - they had 5 children
Bessie Margaret, George Hector, James Joseph, Lavinia Isabella Hay, Ronald Newbery.
He had previous service for 4 years with B Company, 2nd Battalion before he enlisted on 14th July, 1915 with the Australian Army - he was with the 24th Battalion, 5th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Melbourne on the ship Osterley on 29th September, 1915
George was awarded the Military Medal in June 1917 and was also awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal
He was Killed in Action on 5th October, 1918 in France - he is buried in Ramicourt British Cemetery and also honoured on the Australian War Memorial.
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Bendigonian 8th March, 1917
Castlemaine soldier Honoured. 3rd March, Private G.H. Cumming who before enlisting for active service was employed at Thompsons Foundry, left for the front in September, 1915 and after being in Egypt for some time was in March, 1916 sent to France. During a bombing affray in the trenches he was wounded by shrapnel fire and sent to hospital. On recovering he rejoined his unit and was appointed Corporal. Since then for Distinguished Service in the trenches he has been promoted to be a Sergeant and awarded the Military Medal.
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