Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I whānau mai a Cumming ki Millicent, South Australia, ka neke ki Ahitereiria ki te Uru me tōna whānau i te tau iti. I hanga e ia tana tīmatanga matua mo te Karapu Whutupaoro o Perth i te West Australian Football League (WAFL) i te 15 o ona tau, i a ia ano he akonga kura tuarua. I te tau 1911, ka neke a Cumming ki Melbourne ki te haere ki te Whare Wananga o Melbourne, e takaro ana i nga wa e rua mo te Karapu Whutupaoro Whare Wananga i te Victorian Football League (VFL). I hoki ia ki Perth ka takaro i tetahi wa whakamutunga o te WAFL i te tau 1914. I whakauruhia a Cumming ki roto i te Australian Imperial Force i taua tau ano, a ka mahi ia i te Gallipoli Campaign me te Western Front. I whakawhiwhia ki a ia te Cross Military i te tau 1917, a ka riro i a ia te paari i te tau e whai ake nei. I mate ia i nga whara i muri i te Pakanga Tuarua o Villers-Bretonneux
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