FLEMING A.C.
Given Names: Andrew Cumming
Service Number: 5599
Unit: 21st Battalion, 15th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 31 Yrs 11 Mths
Occupation: Tram Conductor
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7¼ In
Weight: 157 Lbs
Chest: 37-41 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 24/2/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Emily Fleming
36 Mary Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 25/9/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 48892
Victory Medal: 48292
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 1884
Place: Creswick, Victoria
Father: Robert Christie FLEMING
Mother: Lillias REID
MARRIAGE
Year: 1912
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Spouse: Emily Louisa PERRY
DEATH
Date or Year: 10/4/1918
Place: Near Albert, France
Burial: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 4/10/1917; shrapnel wound, right buttock
Wounded in action 13/2/1917; gun shot wound, left leg
Was asleep when a shell came over the trench and landed under him; it buried him and broke his back; was dug out immediately, but was dead
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew Presbyterian Church
MMTB
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 343052
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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