Ernest Cunnington
View Ernest on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission websiteService number:
50947
Rank:
Private
Service:
Royal Army Medical Corps
Origin:
Date of birth:
1896
Date of death:
28 April 1917
Age at Death:
20
Known information
Private Ernest Cunnington was born in Oakham, the son of John Thomas and Sarah Ann Cunnington of 5 Simper Street in the town. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in January 1915, and went to France the following November. On 27 April 1917 while serving with 48th Field Ambulance he was wounded by a shell and died in the early hours of the following morning. His Colonel wrote: "He did his duty well and faithfully for two years, and was a general favourite with officers and men." He was buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, grave II.G.44, and is remembered on Oakham's war memorial.
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Rutland and The Battle of the Somme
More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.
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