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CUNNINGHAM, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 856 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 856, Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 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
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