George Cunningham
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | Unmarried | |
| 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 | Compartment Secundus Lair 51 | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| 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 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) | |
Gallery
George Cunningham - Monument -Secundus
George Cunningham - thanks to Thia Begg
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
