Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Thomas Andrew Cunningham
Thomas Andrew Cunningham
Service number: 1400
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: CUNNINGHAM, Tpr. Thomas Andrew, 1400. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 27. Son of David and Alice Cunningham, of Ballywooden, Crossgar, Co. Down, Ireland. B. 43.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Thomas Andrew Cunningham from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1400 |
| Place of birth | Killinchy Woods |
| Place of birth | Raffrey, Co Down, Ireland |
| School | Killinchy Woods |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 3.75" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Cunnimgham, Ballymollon, Crossgan, Co Down, Ireland |
| Enlistment date | 16 July 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 4 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 43), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Alice CUNNINGHAM, Ballywooden, Crossgar, Co Down, Ireland |
| Other details | War service: Egypt Absorbed in 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 9 January 1916. Proceeded to the front, 14 January 1916; with the Regiment at Romani, 4 July 1916. Killed in action, Romani, 4 August 1916. Buried at the battlefield, Romani, by Chaplain H.K. Gordon. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CUNNINGHAM Thomas Andrew |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 2nd LHR, Roll of Honour, Thomas Andrew Cunningham
