Private George Cunningham
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Cunningham,
George
Date of birth: 1888-10-21
Place of birth: Bruce County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Annie Cunningham (wife,) Walkerton, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Mail Driver
Occupation (normalized): Mail Distribution Clerk, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 1 A 19
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 126317
Highest Rank:
Private
(75th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Shortly after leaving the “jumping off” trench inthe advance on Vimy Ridge, on the morning of April 9ht 1917, he was instantly killed by the bullet from the rifle of an enemy sniper.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 2954498
LAC ID:
129593
Service file: B2217-S016
Uploader's Notes: Son of John and Sarah Cunningham, of Walkerton, Ontario, Canada; husband of Annie E. Cunningham, of Walkerton.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2014-07-11
Last modified: 2014-07-11