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Herbert David Cunningham

In memory of:

Lieutenant Herbert David Cunningham

March 26, 1918

Military Service

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Dragoons (1st Armoured Regiment)

Citation(s):

Military Cross

Additional Information

Born:

April 18, 1887
Waubaushine, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 25, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of Robert Cunningham, and his wife, Annie M. Kydd, of Peterborough, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 392 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NOYON NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Oise, France

Grave Reference:

2. G. 8.

Location:

Noyon is a town half-way between Amiens and Reims and approximately 41 kilometres south-south-west of St.Quentin. The NOYON NEW BRITISH CEMETERY is on the northern outskirts of the town on the west side of the road to Ham.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Herbert David Cunningham– Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding

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    Photo of Herbert David Cunningham – Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 465 of 890.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 465 of 890.
  • Grave marker– Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding
  • Memorial– Inscription - Vimy Memorial … Lieutenant Herbert David Cunningham is also commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Inscription - Vimy Memorial … Lieutenant Herbert David Cunningham is also commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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