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CUNNINGHAM, JOHN
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Full Name
CUNNINGHAM, JOHN
Date Of Birth
22 Oct 1890
Age
26
Birth Place
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Date
12 Apr 1917
Date Of Death
16 Apr 1917
Fate
Died of wounds
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2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment. Son of Johanna and the late Joseph Cunningham, of Stradavoher Street, Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
8916
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5704 (V.C.); Issue 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Bois-en-Hache, near Barlin, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Leinster Regiment
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Company
4th Company
Place of Death
Near Barlin, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Leinster Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War.
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