James CUNNINGHAM

CUNNINGHAM, James

Service Number: 581
Enlisted: 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Flemington, Strathfield, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 15 August 1915
Cemetery: Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove
Plot 11, Row I, Grave 11 Rev. E. McAuliffe officiated, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 581, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 581, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 581, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Joseph and E. Cunningham of 98 Shield Street, Flemington, Vic

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal