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We remember Gilmour Cumming
We remember Gilmour Cumming
Timeline
Timeline
1888
sibling
Andrew Cumming
Source:7657738
1888
1890
sibling
Patrick Cumming
Source:7657738
1890
1894
sibling
Margaret Cumming
Source:7657738
1894
1895
sibling
Agnes Cumming
Source:7657738
1895
1898
1901
location
High Street, Leven
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:7657738
1901
1916
service
British Army
Private
S/15712
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
10th Battalion
Source:7968593
15th July 1916
1916
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:1051981
15th July 1916
1917
commission
Source:7968588
1st March 1917
1917
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion (Territorial)
Source:7968588
1st March 1917 - 21st March 1918
1917
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)
Source:7968579
3rd July 1917 - 21st March 1918
service
British Army
Lance Corporal
S/15712
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
10th Battalion
Source:7968593
1918
death
Killed in Action
In a last stand during the German Spring Offensives
Louverval
France
Source:7657735
Source:7968579
21st March 1918
burial
Pas de Calais
France
Source:7657735
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Gilmour |
| Initials | G |
| Last Name | Cumming |
| Source | 1051981 |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Street, Leven | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1901 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion (Territorial) | Second Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | S/15712 | Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders | 10th Battalion | Lance Corporal | |
| British Army | S/15712 | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders | 10th Battalion | Private | |
| British Army | attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) | Second Lieutenant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret | mother | ||
| Alex Cumming | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cumming | brother | 1888 | |
| Patrick Cumming | brother | 1890 | |
| Margaret Cumming | sister | 1894 | |
| Agnes Cumming | sister | 1895 |
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Fife3190 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Fife3190 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Fife3190 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| A History of the Black Watch [Royal Highlanders] in the Great War 1914-18 | Fife3190 | |
| Officers of the Black Watch - Volume 2 | Fife3190 | |
| A&SH Medal Roll | Fife3190 |
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