141774 John Cummins from:Shoreditch, London I can not find an record of my grandad, Jack Cummins. All I know is he drove the supplies to the front, I don't even know what that part of the army he would have been in. I can't find a J. Cummins anywhere, even though I know he was born in 1894 in Shoreditch, and he went to France and he did come home.
His elder brother George had emigrated to Canada and joined up on November 5th, 1915. George died at Vimy, on October 2nd, 1916.
I found all this out from Canadian records recently; I even have a photocopy of his attestation papers. This document is very thorough; I even learned my great-grandfather's name, and address in London from it. If this would interest you I would be glad to send a copy. If anyone can help me, but I would be terribly grateful.
Editors note: There are at least 20 men named J. Cummins, listed in the medal cards at the National Archives, these can be viewed on their website or on Ancestery.co.uk. It may be that he joined his brother in the Canadian Army, many British men served in the Canadian Forces.
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