CUMMINGS, Albert John
| Service Number: | 834 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1915, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, 28 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (war service related), Herberton, Queensland, 10 April 1942, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ravenshoe General Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Cairns Boys' State School |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1020: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
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| 26 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Cairns, Queensland | |
| 29 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 834, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 834, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 25 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 834, Australian Army Postal Corps |
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Embarkation Roll (static.awm.gov.au) incorrectly records Christian name as Arthur
"CUMMINGS.- On April 10, after a shortillness in Herberton Hospital, A. J. ("Jock"), dearly beloved husband of Amy (Ravenshoe), father of Hal (R.A.A.F.), Connie (Townsville), Carol and Pamela; son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cummings, Cairns." - from the Cairns Post 16 Apr 1942 (nla.gov.au)
"OBITUARY.
The death occurred in the Herberton Hospital on Friday afternoon last of a well-known Ravenshoe resident in Mr. A. J. (Jock) Cummings. The deceased had been in indifferent health for some time, caused primarily from effects of injuries received in the Great War. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon in Ravenshoe, and was well attended. The V.D.C., A.R.P., and R.S.S.A.I.L.A. organisations were well represented. The late Mr. Cummings was a prominent member of the V.D.C. and the R.S.S.A.I.L.A." - from the Cairns Post 18 Apr 1942 (nla.gov.au)
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