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Derwas Goring Charles Cumming MC * (24 September 1891 – 3 May 1918), also known as Dave Cumming, was an Australian rules footballer and soldier who was killed in the First World War. Born in Millicent, South Australia, he moved to Western Australia with his family, where he played for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Cumming later moved to Melbourne to attended the University of Melbourne, where he played for the University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), before returning to Perth. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1914, and served in the Gallipoli Campaign and on the Western Front. Cumming was awarded the Military Cross in 1917, and later received a bar. He died of wounds after the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux in 1918. ==Early life and football career== Cumming was born in Millicent, South Australia, on 29 September 1891, the second of five children born to Catherine Frances Henrietta (née Jones) and Charles Walter Cumming.〔(Derwas Goring Charles Cumming ) – GENi. Retrieved 5 April 2012.〕 Both his parents were of English origin.〔(THRILLING PIONEERING ). Originally published in ''The Register'', 28 April 1926. Retrieved 5 April 2012.〕 The Cummings returned to Perth, Western Australia, Charles Cumming's hometown, when Derwas at an early age. There, he attended the Christian Brothers' College on St Georges Terrace, serving as a prefect in 1909. According to ''The West Australian'', Cumming was "one of the best known and most popular of the boys attending the secondary schools of Western Australia".〔"Captain Cumming was one of the best known and most popular of the boys attending the secondary schools of Western Australia. He was a good athlete, and a natural leader." (DEATH OF CAPTAIN DERWAS CUMMING. ) – ''The West Australian''. Published 21 May 1918. Retrieved 6 April 2012, from (Trove ).〕 At school, he excelled at both cricket and football, captaining the college's cricket team in 1909.〔"Mr. Derwas Cumming, the captain of the College Cricket Club, and one of the prefects of the school, on behalf of the teachers and students, then presented Lady Bedford with a handsome silver-mounted toilet case ()" (CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' COLLEGE. ) – ''The Western Mail''. Published 10 April 1909. Retrieved 6 April 2012, from (Trove ).〕 The following year, he was named Champion Athlete at the combined athletics carnival of the Public Schools Association,〔"Christian Brothers' College were also represented by the most successful athlete in Cumming, who, it may be stated in passing, is a prominent League foot-baller." (SECONDARY SCHOOLS' SPORTS ) – ''The Western Mail''. Published 10 December 1910. Retrieved 6 April 2012, from (Trove ).〕 after winning the 100-yard race, 220-yard race, the 440-yard race, the 120-yard hurdles, the high jump, and the long jump.〔(SECONDARY SCHOOLS' SPORTS ) – ''The West Australian''. Published 27 October 1910. Retrieved 6 April 2012, from (Trove ).〕 While playing for the school football team, Cumming caught the eye of recruiters from the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and subsequently made his debut against on 22 June 1907.〔"It was the first appearance of Cumming, who hails from the Christian Brothers' College ()" (EAST PERTH V. PERTH ) – ''The West Australian''. Published 24 June 1907. Retrieved 6 April 2012, from (Trove ).〕 He was aged 15 years and 273 days on his debut, making him one of only four people confirmed to have played senior WAFL football before their sixteenth birthday, along with Stan Hussey, Anthony Forrest, and Stan Magro.〔Greg Wardell-Johnson and Steve Davies. ("Youngest WAFL footballers" )〕 Cumming did not play in Perth's grand final over in September 1907, in which they recorded their first premiership, but did play in the losing grand finals in 1908 and 1909.〔(THE FINAL MATCH ) – ''The Daily News''. Published 26 September 1908. Retrieved 7 April 2012, from (Trove ).〕 After his graduation from Christian Brothers' College in 1910, he left Western Australia to attend Trinity College at the University of Melbourne. While at the university, Cumming played a number for the University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), during which time he was generally referred to by his nickname, "Dave".〔Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.〕 He played a total of 21 games for the club, kicking 34 goals, before returning to Perth after the completion of his degree.〔(Dave Cumming ) – AFLTables. Retrieved 7 April 2012.〕 Cumming's best performance for University was five goals against in the last match of the 1911 season, out of only seven goals for the team.〔(University v Geelong ), Sat, 2-Sep-1911 3:00 PM – AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 August 2015.〕 He finished the 1912 season with 17 goals from 10 games, second only to Bert Hartkopf for the club. This included two goals in University's round-three defeat of , the only win of Cumming's career.〔(1911 Player Stats: University ) – AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 August 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Derwas Cumming」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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