1914 CUMMING, JAMES (01 of 33: Australian Imperial Force - Attestation Paper)

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AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE

Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad


No. 584

Name: James Cumming

Unit: Infantry

Joined on: 18 SEP 1914


  1. What is your name? James Cumming

  2. In or near what Parish or Town were you born? In the Parish of Dornoch in or near the Town of Embo in the County of Southern Ayrshire [sic]

  3. Are you a Natural Born British Subject or a Naturalized British Subject? N.B.B.S

  4. What is your age? 20 2/12 years (parents in Scotland)

  5. What is your trade or calling? Seaman

  6. Are you, or have you ever been, an apprentice? No

  7. Are you married? No

  8. Who is your next of kin? (Address to be stated) Father. Donald John Cumming, 9 Front Street, Embo, Scotland

  9. Have you ever been convicted by the civil power? No

  10. Have you ever been discharged from any part of His Majesty’s Forces….? No

  11. Do you belong to, or have you ever served in His Majesty’s Army, …? If so, state which, and if not now serving what caused the discharge? Territorials 5th Battlion XXXX. Free Discharge.

  12. Have you stated the whole, if any, of your previous service. Yes.

  13. Have you ever been rejected as unfit for His Majesty’s Service? No



I James Cumming do solemnly declare that the above answers made by me to the above questions are true, and I am willing and hereby voluntarily agree to serve in the Military Forces of the Commonweath of Australia within or beyond the limits of the Commonwealth


Date 18.9.14

Signature of Person Enlisted: James Cumming

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