Roll of Honour
Many family members took up the call and served their country. Some returned but some did not. This page is a tribute to all of my family members who fought to protect us.
I am slowly adding the war records of each person. More will be added over time. These records have been sourced from the National Archives of Australia (NAA).
I am also researching the war stories of family members, here are some of their stories.
- Cunninghams - For King and Country (This is a work in progress, and will be updated)
The following family members served in World Wars 1 and 2, and did not return. Lest we forget.
World War I
Cunningham, Albious Bede (1891 - 1917)
Parents: Matthew Cunningham & Mary Barry Date of Birth: June 1891 Rank: Private Number:3017 Unit: 34th Bn (Army) Date of Death: 16 July 1917 Australian War Memorial Panel:123 Place of Death: Messines Ridge France Cemetery or Memorial Details: 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
Cunningham, Innes Clare
Parents: Bernard Cunningham & Mary Ann Angela McInnes Date of Birth: 13 July 1886 Rank: Private Number: 4394 Unit: 49th Bn (Army) Date of Death: 9 October 1917 Australian War Memorial Panel: 82 Place of Death: Passchendaele Cemetery or Memorial Details: 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
White, Theodore
Parents: Anthony Perry White & Jane Elizabeth Gordon Date of Birth: 18 December 1890 Rank: Private Number: 3461 Unit: 17th Bn (Army) Date of Death: 10 April 1918 Australian War Memorial Panel: 149 Place of Death: Corbie, Somme, Picardie, France Cemetery or Memorial Details: La Neuville Communal Cemetery (Row C, Grave 3), France
Byrne, Michael Ambrose
Parents: Edward Masterton Byrne & Anne Elizabeth Bennett Date of Birth: 1893 Rank: Number: Unit: Date of Death: 5 July 1918 Australian War Memorial Panel: Place of Death: France Cemetery or Memorial Details: France
World War II
Cunningham, Francis Lindsay
Parents: Noel Hilary Cunningham & Elizabeth Dorothy Croker Date of Birth: 7 May 1922 Rank: Sergeant Number: 411753 Unit: 7 Service Flg Trg School (RAAF) Date of Death:23 January 1942 Place of Death: Deniliquin Australian War Memorial Panel: 115 Cemetery or Memorial Details: Northern Suburbs Cemetery Sydney NSW
Mooney, Austin Cecil
Parents: Peter John Cecil Mooney & Johanna Ceceilia Sullivan Date of Birth: 4 May 1914 Rank: Private Number: NX60364 Unit: 2/19 INF BN (Army) Date of Death: 19 January 1942 Australian War Memorial Panel: 43 Place of Death: Malaya Cemetery or Memorial Details:
Mooney, James Martin
Parents: Michael Joseph Bede & Otelia Mary Josephine Mooney Date of Birth: 8 July 1921 Rank: Flight Sergeant Number: 424435 Unit: 50 Sqn RAF (RAAF) Date of Death: 31 March 1944 Australian War Memorial Panel: 127 Place of Death: Germany (Over Nuremburg) Cemetery or Memorial Details:
The following family members served in World Wars 1 and 2, and returned.
World War I
Cunningham, Alexander Ambrose
Cunningham, Clement Francis
Cunningham, John Francis
Cunningham, Mervyn Kennedy
Cunningham, Noel Hilary
Cunningham, Norbert Mannell
Fitzpatrick, Henry
Moloney, Austin Valentine
Murphy, Edward Roy
Richards, George (Enlisted as George Williams)
Sheekey, James Clement
White, Raymond
World War II
Cunningham, Albert Ignatius
Cunningham, Cecil Francis Worthington
Cunningham, Clement Francis
Cunningham, Francis Bede
Cunningham, James Kevin
Cunningham, John Godfrey
Cunningham, Leo Alister
Cunningham, Mervyn Kennedy
Cunningham, Norbert Mannell
Cunningham, Paul Douglas
Cunningham, Paul Michael
Cunningham, Raymond Barry
Gordon, Bede Mannell (record attached)
Gordon, Hilary Francis
Gordon, Robert Edward (record attached)
Richards, George
Thorpe, Cyril George