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Name: Lumsden Cummings
Country: Canada
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 1
Victories: 5
Born: 20 July 1896
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario
Died: 21 December 1955
Place of Death: Toronto, Ontario
 
Lumsden Cummings entered the Royal Flying Corps in October 1915. After completing flight training in the summer of 1917, he was posted to 1 Squadron in August. By the end of the year, he scored five victories flying Nieuport Scouts.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 20 Sep 1917 1210 1 Nieuport (B3631) DFW C (DES) Gheluvelt
2 01 Oct 1917 1100 1 Nieuport (B6790) C (DES) Keiberg
3 01 Oct 1917 1110 1 Nieuport (B6790) DFW C (OOC) 1 Houthoulst
4 15 Nov 1917 1156 1 Nieuport (B6815) Albatros D.V (OOC) Gheluwe
5 24 Nov 1917 0845 1 Nieuport (B6815) Albatros D.V (OOC) Moorslede

1 Shared with Capt William Rooper, 2/Lt Robert Birckbeck, Lt Francis George Baker (B3630)
 
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