CUMMING, Richard Edward
| Service Number: | 139 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bridgewater, Victoria, Australia, 29 October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk, Busselton St Mary's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 139, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 139, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 139, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 139 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
Help us honour Richard Edward Cumming's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Trooper Richard Edward Cumming (Service No:139) enlisted in the AIF on 10 October 1914 and embarked with 10th Light Horse Regiment from Fremantle on 8 February 1915 on board HMAT Mashobra A47 bound for Egypt. On 16 May 1915 Trooper Cumming joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli and was KiA at Walkers Ridge on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 7 August 1915.
Born in 1888 in Bridgewater Victoria, Dick was the eldest of eight children of James Cumming (b1862 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and first wife Mary Jane Redwood (b1865 in Bridgewater, Victoria). James (a Farmer in Scotland) emigrated in 1884 and was working as a Chaff Cutter in 1888 when he and Mary married in Bridgewater, Victoria. James worked as Manager of the Cream Factory, Inspector of Creameries for Melbourne Fresh Food and Storage Coy and Manager of the Bendigo Butter Factory. In 1903 James and Mary divorced and James remarried. James established Flora Hill Dairy Farm and was a noted authority on pastures and cream and the manufacture of butter. James raced horses and ponies in Bendigo and won cross contry races. He died from injuries he received when struck by a motor vehicle. Mary relocated to Bridgetown WA and was Propritoress of the Bridgetown Coffee Palace.
Six sons of James and Mary Ann served in WWI.
Dick moved to WA with his mother and was working as a Carrier in Bridgetown WA when he enlisted in the AIF in 1914.
Click images to start slideshow.