CUNNINGHAM, Frederick James
(Service number 13425)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 20/07/1894 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hilton | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | James Cunningham (father), Hilton, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 13th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 31 March 1918 | Age | 24 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of James and the late Emma Cunningham, of Hilton, Canterbury
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 Nov 2013]; Military Record held at Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20994474 - digitised
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John Sutherland, SC branch NZSG
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