Rank
Private 331327
Medals
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regiment
Highland Light Infantry, 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion
Military Service
The 9th HLI landed at Le Havre on 5th November 1914 and served in France from then on, initially in 5th Brigade, 2nd Division. The Battalion transferred to 100th Brigade, 33rd Division 29 May 1916 in the run up to the Battle of the Somme. Bearing in mind Cunningham’s age and the fact that he was not entitled to the 1914-15 Star it seems he cannot have reached France until sometime in 1916. In April and May 1916 the Battalion received several large drafts to make up numbers (325 in total) and family letters confirm that Cunningham arrived in April.
Born
17th November 1897 Glasgow
Death
15th July 1916
Circumstances of death
Killed in action.
On 14th/15th July the 9th HLI were involved in the attempt to capture High Wood, one action in the Battle of the Somme, and sustained heavy casualties.
Age
18
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial, Pier And Face 15 C.
CWGC Information
Son of James Cunningham, of 126, Ingleby Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Parents
James Cunningham (c1866-1949) & Bethia Crosbie (c1864-1938) married June 1892.
Fathers Occupation
Mercantile clerk (1911 census). Later a partner (?) in James Ingleton & Co., 166 and 168 George Street, Glasgow and subsequently in his own firm Wm Cunningham (Glasgow), 158A Bath Street, Glasgow.
Siblings
Jeanie S (c1895- ), James C (c1901-)
Spouse
Education
Whitehill School, Glasgow
Occupation
Student – Matriculated at University of Glasgow but joined HLI instead
1901 Census
70 Roslea Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
1911 Census
114 Roslea Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Home Address
1916 – 126 Ingleby Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Glasgow Necropolis
Other Memorials
Scottish National War Memorial
Whitehill Secondary School
Acknowledgements and Sources
Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Thia Begg, Ancestry, and Find my past.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Family Search
Scotlands People
The Long, Long Trail
The Scottish War Memorials Project
Colonel A K Reid Shoulder to Shoulder: The Glasgow Highlanders, 9th Bn Highland Light Infantry 1914-1918. 1988
9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, War Diary 1 November 1914-30 April 1916 (TNA WO95/1347/3)
9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, War Diary 1 May 1916-31 May 1919 (TNA WO95/2431/1)
Rank
Private 331327
Medals
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regiment
Highland Light Infantry
Regiment Information
Highland Light Infantry, 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion
Military Service
The 9th HLI landed at Le Havre on 5th November 1914 and served in France from then on, initially in 5th Brigade, 2nd Division. The Battalion transferred to 100th Brigade, 33rd Division 29 May 1916 in the run up to the Battle of the Somme. Bearing in mind Cunningham’s age and the fact that he was not entitled to the 1914-15 Star it seems he cannot have reached France until sometime in 1916. In April and May 1916 the Battalion received several large drafts to make up numbers (325 in total) and family letters confirm that Cunningham arrived in April.
Born
17th November 1897 Glasgow
Death
15th July 1916
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action.
On 14th/15th July the 9th HLI were involved in the attempt to capture High Wood, one action in the Battle of the Somme, and sustained heavy casualties.
Age
18
Burial
Thiepval Memorial, Pier And Face 15 C.
CWGC Information
Son of James Cunningham, of 126, Ingleby Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Parents
James Cunningham (c1866-1949) & Bethia Crosbie (c1864-1938) married June 1892.
Father's Occupation
Mercantile clerk (1911 census). Later a partner (?) in James Ingleton & Co., 166 and 168 George Street, Glasgow and subsequently in his own firm Wm Cunningham (Glasgow), 158A Bath Street, Glasgow.
Siblings
Jeanie S (c1895- ), James C (c1901-)
Spouse
Education
Whitehill School, Glasgow
Occupation
Student – Matriculated at University of Glasgow but joined HLI instead
1911 Census
114 Roslea Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Home Address
1916 – 126 Ingleby Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Glasgow Necropolis
1901 Census
70 Roslea Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Other Memorials
Scottish National War Memorial
Whitehill Secondary School
Acknowledgements and Sources
Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Thia Begg, Ancestry, and Find my past.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Family Search
Scotlands People
The Long, Long Trail
The Scottish War Memorials Project
Colonel A K Reid Shoulder to Shoulder: The Glasgow Highlanders, 9th Bn Highland Light Infantry 1914-1918. 1988
9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, War Diary 1 November 1914-30 April 1916 (TNA WO95/1347/3)
9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, War Diary 1 May 1916-31 May 1919 (TNA WO95/2431/1)
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
George Cunningham - Monument -Secundus