Derwas Cumming
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Derwas Goring Charles "Dave" Cumming MC (29 September 1891 – 3 May 1918) was an Australian rules footballer and soldier who was killed in the First World War.
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Derwas Goring Charles Cumming | ||
Date of birth | (1891-09-29)29 September 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Millicent, South Australia | ||
Date of death | 3 May 1918(1918-05-03) (aged 26) | ||
Place of death | Villers-Bretonneux, France | ||
Original team(s) | Christian Brothers' College | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1907–10; 1914 | Perth (WAFL) | 51 (?) | |
1911–12 | University (VFL) | 21 (34) | |
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Born in Millicent, South Australia, Cumming moved to Western Australia with his family at an early age. He made his senior debut for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) at the age of 15, while still a high school student. In 1911, Cumming moved to Melbourne to attend the University of Melbourne, playing two seasons for the University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He then returned to Perth and played one final WAFL season in 1914. Cumming enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force the same year, and served in the Gallipoli Campaign and on the Western Front. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1917, and received a bar the following year. He died of wounds after the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux.