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CUNNINGHAM, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 21727 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Glasgow, UK, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metal Turner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 21727, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Mar 1918: | Embarked Sapper, 21727, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
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James Cunningham previously served with the Australian Royal Navy enlisting in February 1915 as a stoker (Service number 4648) until February 1917 when he deserted. His service record notes his desertion from the RAN and there is an application after the war for the reinstatement of his military medals which were forfeited when he deserted.
He enrolled with the AIF in December 1917 and served in the 5th Field Butchery Unit, initially in London before transferring to France after the war had finished
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