 Complete the following phrase:  He was born in Cork, Ireland in 1842, the son of Nicholas Cummins. He was educated at Cheltenham College and at Addiscombe Military Seminary. On passing out at Addiscombe in 1861 he was commissioned into the Madras Army. He was promoted to Captain in 1873. In 1875, Cummins transferred to the Madras Staff Corps and served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War between 1878-80. He thereafter served in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882 and was made a Major in 1883. In 1885 he took part in the Suakin Expedition and the 