CUMMING, James Bricken
(Service number 6/2912)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Sapper |
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Birth
| Date | 12/07/1887 | Place of Birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | 24 Hill St, Wellington | ||
| Occupation | Mason | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Robert Smith (sister), 47 Le Cren St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Engineers | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 September 1959 | Age | 74 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Brechin Cumming married Elizabeth Forrest in 1921 at Chalmers Church, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 May 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [16 May 2017]
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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