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CUNNINGHAM, John David
(Service number 22436)

Aliases Enlisted as David John
First Rank Sergeant Last Rank

Birth

Date *1892 Place of Birth Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin W. CUNNINGHAM (father), Rangiora, Canterbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 16th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Date 21 August 1916
Transport Mokoia
Embarked From Destination Plymouth, Devon, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date *1982 Age
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

John David Cunningham was the eldest son of william and Maria (née McLeod) Cunningham. His cousin John Murdoch MCampbell McLeod also served in World War I.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenptaph Database [08 January 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 January 2018]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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