Lieutenant Harold Sherratt Cunningham
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Cunningham,
Harold Sherratt
Date of birth: 1895-02-27
Place of birth: Nanaimo British Columbia Canada
Next of kin: Thomas Cunningham, father, of W. F. C. Farm, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Agricultural College Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address:
W. F. C. Farm, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-17
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, VIA. A. 18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 790091
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lance Corporal (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: trenches near Fransart
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 575823
LAC ID:
129627
Service file: B2217-S064
Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas and Maria May Cunningham, of Wakesiah Farm, Nanaimo, British Columbia. Prior service with 104th Regiment, Westminster Fusiliers of Canada; and possessed a Canadian Officer Training Corps certificate.
CEF Burial Registers - 'Died of Wounds (Accidental) - during operations in the vicinity of Fransart, he was looking over the parapet of the trench, when the enemy commenced machine gun fire and he jumped back into the trench falling on a bayonet, which went through his abdomen and caused his death later at No. 48 Casualty Clearing Station.'
CEF Burial Registers - 'Died of Wounds (Accidental) - during operations in the vicinity of Fransart, he was looking over the parapet of the trench, when the enemy commenced machine gun fire and he jumped back into the trench falling on a bayonet, which went through his abdomen and caused his death later at No. 48 Casualty Clearing Station.'
Uploader's Research notes: 131st Battalion Nominal Roll [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 131st Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-05-21