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DerekR Moderator
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 3013 Location: Hawick, Scotland
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 12:02 pm Post subject: Captain Robert C Cunningham 4th Bn. Black Watch kia 1916 |
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Can anyone add any further information on the above officer? _________________
Time but th' impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear. |
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tanyagar
Joined: 01 Sep 2013 Posts: 121 Location: France
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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Son of the late William Ogilvie Cunningham and Christian Anne Cocks Cunningham according to CWGC and commemorated on Thiepval memorial. His medal card's on Ancestry. There's also a Cox family tree with him in it but unfortunately the page won't load for the moment....
tanyagar
PS there are two photos of him on the imperial war museum website ... |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7749 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Born 1884 in St. Andrew, Dundee.
Son of William Ogilvie Cunningham and of Chistian Anne Cocks who had married in 1875 in Monifieth.
William was a partner in Messrs Malcolm, Ogilvie & Co. Ltd.
Captain Cunningham was the only combatant officer of "Dundee's Own" to come through the Battle of Loos unwounded and was awarded a MC for his actions. He lived in Broughty Ferry. (Dundee People's Journal 9/9/1916)
Awarded MC LGaz 2/6/1916 p.5572
2nd Lt. Robert Cocks Cunningham, R. Highrs., T.F.
There's a "odd" entry
LGaz 13/10/1916 p.9928
Royal Highlanders
2nd Lt. (temp. Capt.) R. C. Cunningham, M.C., relinquishes the temp, rank of Capt. on alteration in posting, with precedence as from 14th Nov. 1914. 4th Sept. 1916. _________________ Ken |
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DerekR Moderator
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 3013 Location: Hawick, Scotland
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks folks. _________________
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dalblair
Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Dundee High School pupil but not on Memorial.Commemorated on Glenalmond College,St Andrews UNiversity Memorial and Roll of Honour,Forfarshire Cricket club and the Institute of Chartered Accountants England&Wales-Scottish Roll.
Captain of 1st Broughty Ferry Boys Brigade Coy at Broughty Ferry YMCA from August 1909 to August 1910. |
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