P5867
CUMMINS, Daniel Joseph
| Service Number: | 1927 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | 3 August 1949, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1927, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1927, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 1927 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Daniel Joseph Cummins is one of the many brave men who put his hand up to fight in World War 1 for the good of his country. Cummins’ exact birthday is not known, however from primary documents provided from the time of the war it is known that he was born in approximately October of 1880, in Clare, South Australia. Cummins was married to Mrs Ellen Cummins who was named K.O.N (next of kin) in multiple documents. She lived on Queen Street in Solomon Town of South Australia while Cummins was at war. Before the war and Cummins’ enlistment, he worked as a tailor where he would alter, repair or adjust clothing, specifically suits and jackets. Cummins was described as a member of the Roman Catholic religious community. Before the war Cummins also lived on Queen St in Solomon town with his wife Ellen.
During the war and Cummins’ time of service, he was involved in quite a lot of moving around, through change in battalions and traveling to hospitals due to illness. Cummins’ journey began with his enlistment which occurred on the 11th of January 1915. . At this point in time, Cummins was 35 years and 3 months old. Cummins was a 5-foot 7 inch, dark (tanned or black), roman catholic male with grey eyes and brown hair. He weighed a total of 122lbs, and his chest measured a total of 31 ½/ 34 ½ inches. On Cummins’ right arm was a mark that is assumed to be a vaccination scar. At the beginning of his journey, he was training at the base depot infantry from the 11th of January 1915 to 25th of the February 1915. Cummins embarked from Adelaide, in south Australia and boarded the HMAT A20 Hororata. Cummins boarded this embarkment ship on the 20th of April 1915.
At the beginning of the war, Cummins became unwell with dysentery while in Gallipoli. He was declared sick with dysentery on the 25th of September 1915. He was seen by the Australian casualty clearing station and then boarded a hospital ship to be transferred to Mudros. He finished up in Cairo at the number one Australian general hospital for treatment. On the 18th of October 1915 he was declared well again and taken back to base in Alexandria.
Then transferred to a hospital ship on the 19th of august 1915 and was taken to hospital and seen by the Australian clearing station for his illness of dysentery (a very severe diarrhoea). On the 31st of January 1916 Cummins was transferred to the Camel Corps from the 10th Battalion. Then on the 11th of November 1916 he was transferred to and taken on strength by the 1st Anzac battalion Imperial Camel Corps.