Service Details
Name:
 CUNINGHAME
Given Name:
 BOYD ALEXANDER
Initials:
 B A
Rank:
 Major
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Other Casualties from this Regiment
Unit:
 5th Bn.
Other Casualties from this Unit
Unit 2:
 attd. Northern Rhodesia Rifles
Other Casualties from this Unit
Date of Death:
 1917-03-16
Other Casualties on this Date
Date of Birth:
 1871-07-19
Age:
 45
Cause of Death:
 Died of typhoid fever, at Lubumbashi, after service against the Germans in East Africa
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 29 July 1902 pg. 4851 - Lord Kitchener's Despatch 23 June 1902
Additional
Information:
Son of William Boyd Cuninghame and Marion Harriett Cuninghame (nee Paterson); husband of Elsie Cuninghame (nee Burrell, now Lady Baker, of Ranston, Blandford, Dorset). Served in the South African War. (Mentioned in Despatches.). b. 19th July 1871, Australia. In the Boer War he served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Major Cunninghame belonged to an old West of Scotland family. He married in 1916 Elsie, daughter of R Burrell, Thetford. Cricketer for Free Foresters (1893), Scotland (1899), Marylebone Cricket Club (1899)
Commemoration
Country:
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
Other Casualties commemorated in Congo (Democratic Republic)
Cemetery:
 LUBUMBASHI CEMETERY
Other Casualties commemorated in this Cemetery

Information to contribute? Noticed an error or wish to Request a Photo ~ Click here ~

This information was last verified for accuracy: 2017-12-11
 
 

Send us an email...

  • I wish to
     Contribute some information
     Report a problem
     Request this image

Sending your message. Please wait...

Thanks for sending your message! We'll get back to you shortly.

There was a problem sending your message. Please try again.

Please complete all the fields in the form before sending.