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CUNNINGHAM, Phillip Roderick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2354 |
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Enlisted: | 1 June 1915, Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Cape Otwat, Victoria, 1891 |
Home Town: | Bullfinch, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
Schooling: | St Brigid's School, Middle Swan Perth, Western Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds while a prisoner of war, France, 16 April 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez Plot IX, Row D, Grave 8, Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 11th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 11th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A63' Karoola from Fremantle on 25th June 1915 enroute to Marseilles but were diverted to Aden for two days in consequence of an expected attack by the Turks. Troops were landed at Suez and embarked for Dardanelles on HMAT 'A35' Berrima 1st August 1915 | |
1 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
14 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2354, 11th Infantry Battalion, Shot through right lung | |
14 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned | |
16 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2354, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2354 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-16 |
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