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Private Joseph Hilton Cumberland

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Private Joseph Hilton Cumberland

Birth
Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Death
5 May 1915 (aged 21)
Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt
Burial
Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt Add to Map
Plot
Row C, Grave No. 173
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Parents:--- Son ofGeorge Atcherson Cumberland and Sarah Easterbrook married 14th May 1879
Scone, New South Wales,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Description of Cover Portrait~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Colourised version of outdoor portrait of brothers Oliver and Joe Cumberland on camels near the Sphinx and Pyramids. The brothers served in the 2nd Battalion and both died at Gallipoli. A stockman prior to enlistment, 1087 Private (Pte) Oliver James Cumberland was killed in action at Lone Pine on 8 August 1915. His brother, 837 Pte Joseph Hilton (Joe) Cumberland, a fireman in civilan life, died on 5 May 1915 of wounds received at the landing on 25 April.
~~~~~~Private Joseph Hilton CUMBERLAND, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War.~~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 837 accorded to 2nd Battalion, H Company.
Religion:--- Church of England
Education:--- Scone Public School, New South Wales
Home Town:--- Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales
Civil employment:--- Railway loco employee. (Locomotive Fireman)
Home Address:--- Central Hotel, Armidale, New South Wales.
Marital status:-- Single
Next of kin:--- Brother, Stewart Cumberland, Central Hotel, Armidale, New South Wales.
Attested into AIF:--- 31st August 1914 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 4 months
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard Transport A23 Suffolk, 18th October 1914.
Fate:--- Died of wounds in the 15th General Hospital, Alexndria, Egypt on 5th May 1915. Wounded in the lower extremities on 25th April 1915 in Gallipoli landing.
Burial:--- Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 173), Egypt.
War service:--- Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Roll of Honour:--- Australian War Memorial, Panel 32.
Memorials:-- Armidale Memorial Fountain, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Scone Barwick House War Memorial Arch
Parents:--- Son ofGeorge Atcherson Cumberland and Sarah Easterbrook married 14th May 1879
Scone, New South Wales,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Description of Cover Portrait~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Colourised version of outdoor portrait of brothers Oliver and Joe Cumberland on camels near the Sphinx and Pyramids. The brothers served in the 2nd Battalion and both died at Gallipoli. A stockman prior to enlistment, 1087 Private (Pte) Oliver James Cumberland was killed in action at Lone Pine on 8 August 1915. His brother, 837 Pte Joseph Hilton (Joe) Cumberland, a fireman in civilan life, died on 5 May 1915 of wounds received at the landing on 25 April.
~~~~~~Private Joseph Hilton CUMBERLAND, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War.~~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 837 accorded to 2nd Battalion, H Company.
Religion:--- Church of England
Education:--- Scone Public School, New South Wales
Home Town:--- Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales
Civil employment:--- Railway loco employee. (Locomotive Fireman)
Home Address:--- Central Hotel, Armidale, New South Wales.
Marital status:-- Single
Next of kin:--- Brother, Stewart Cumberland, Central Hotel, Armidale, New South Wales.
Attested into AIF:--- 31st August 1914 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 4 months
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard Transport A23 Suffolk, 18th October 1914.
Fate:--- Died of wounds in the 15th General Hospital, Alexndria, Egypt on 5th May 1915. Wounded in the lower extremities on 25th April 1915 in Gallipoli landing.
Burial:--- Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 173), Egypt.
War service:--- Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Roll of Honour:--- Australian War Memorial, Panel 32.
Memorials:-- Armidale Memorial Fountain, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Scone Barwick House War Memorial Arch


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