Kathleen V Cunningham1

F, #471, b. 1914, d. 9 August 1918
FatherWilliam Joseph Cunningham b. 1881, d. 26 Aug 1943
MotherMary E Johnson d. 27 Sep 1936
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited21 Apr 2014
Birth*1914 Condobolin, NSW, Australia1 
Death*9 August 1918 Condobolin, NSW, Australia;
CONDOBOLIN.-On Friday last Kathleen Cunningham, four years and seven months, daughter of Mr. W. J. Cunningham, Condobolin, was, with her brother, Charles, aged 10, in a bedroom of the residence, tidying the room, when the boy caught hold of a loaded gun, which was lying on the bed. In lifting it the gun went off, the charge lodging in the girl's back and inflicting serious injuries, from which she died the same afternoon.2 

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 10241/1914 Kathleen V Cunningham.
  2. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday, August 14, 1918.