Cumming wuxuu ku dhashay magaalada Millicent, Koonfurta Australia, wuxuu qoyskiisa ula soo guuray Galbeedka Australia markii uu yaraa. Wuxuu u saftay kooxda kubada cagta ee Perth Football Club oo ka tirsan horyaalka kubada cagta ee Galbeedka Australia (WAFL) isagoo 15 jir ah, isagoo wali ah arday dhigata dugsiga sare. Sannadkii 1911, Cumming wuxuu u guuray Melbourne si uu uga qeyb galo Jaamacadda Melbourne, isagoo u ciyaaray laba xilli ciyaareed Naadiga Kubadda Cagta ee Jaamacadda ee Horyaalka Kubadda Cagta Victoria (VFL). Kadib wuxuu ku laabtay Perth wuxuuna ciyaaray hal xilli ciyaareedkii ugu dambeeyay ee WAFL sanadkii 1914. Cumming wuxuu ku biiray Ciidanka Boqortooyada Australia isla sanadkaas, wuxuuna ka soo shaqeeyay Ololaha Gallipoli iyo Dhinaca Galbeedka. Waxaa la gudoonsiiyay iskutallaabta Milatariga sanadkii 1917, wuxuuna helay bar sanadkii xigay. Wuxuu u dhintay dhaawacyadii ka soo gaaray dagaalkii labaad ee Villers-Bretonneux
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