Sergeant

William Cunningham

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. H. Cunningham, of 38, Neil's Avenue, Grey St., Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Andrew Shaw
Relationship to casualty: Grand Nephew

Personal Tributes:

Submitted by: Gayle Shaw
Relationship to casualty: Great Uncle
Loved brother of Ernest George Henry (WW1) and James Gordon (WW1) Cunningham. Always will be remembered.

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/1365
Name:
William Cunningham
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
H. Cunningham (father), 44 Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mataura, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 October 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. F. 28.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Cunningham
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