Thomas CUNNINGHAM

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Service Number:	856
Enlisted:	24 February 1916, Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Evansford, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Evansford, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling:	Evansford State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918
Cemetery:	Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu. France Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 20
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 856, Ballarat, Victoria
27 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 856, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 856, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 856, 39th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines
16 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 39th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 856, 39th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 856, 39th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 856, 39th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
31 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 856, 39th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 856 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-31

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Brothers:

Lance Corporal Laurence CUNNINGHAM, Reg. No. 1090, 8th Battalion, killed in action 26 July 1916, France;

Private John CUNNINGHAM, Reg. No. 5986, 1st Battalion, returned to Australia 2 March 1919