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Arthur Cumberlidge 1895-1961
Private 260146 1st Battalion Border Regiment
Arthur Cumberlidge was born on 21 January 1895 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. He was the youngest son of Thomas Cumberlidge and his wife Mary Ann nee Chamberlain. By the 1911 census Arthur was a Cabin Boy at the Cabin Man at Birtwistle & Feeney, St Lawrence Mill in Great Harwood, Lancashire.
He joined the army for the duration of the war on 9 December 1915 and initially joined the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry as Private 3280. He was examined on 5 October 1916 at Blackburn and was described as:
- Birthplace, Parish: Great Harwood, County: Lancashire
- Age: 20 years 11 months
- Trade: Cabin Man (Cotton Mill)
- Height: 5 feet 1 inch
- Chest Measurement: 34 inches fully expanded with 3 inches of expansion
- Vaccination marks: 2 left arm
- When vaccinated: Infancy
- Vision: R.E.-V=/12, L.E.-V=6/9
He embarked at Folkestone on 17 June 1916 travelling to Boulogne, France and arrived the same day. He was wounded in action due to gas on 22 July 1917 at Etaples and admitted to hospital at Dannes-Camiers. He recovered at the 5 Convalescent Depot at Cayeux. Shortly arriving back at Etaples he was posted to the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment. He became Private 260146.
On 1 October 1917 and within a month of joining this Battalion he was injured by shrapnel in both legs and his left forearm. He was treated at the 87th Field Ambulance, then the 2nd Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport and then transferred by a ship called Grantully Castle to England.
Hospital Treatment
David Lewis Northern Hospital from 10 Oct 1917 to 30 Nov 1917 Gun Shot Wound (Thigh), 51 days in hospital, transferred to Auxiliary Hospital
Military Hospital Aigburth Pavilion, Liverpool from 30 Nov 1917 to 27 Dec 1917 Gun Shot Wound both legs, 28 days in hospital, discharged Class II
After recovering he was posted to the 4th Battalion of The Border Regiment on 22 February 1918.
He was discharged to the reserve as Private 260146 4th Battalion, The Border Regiment on 23 February 1919. He immediately made a claim for a disability based pension and was awarded it for 1 year and 9 weeks for a 30% disability caused by injuries sustained at Ypres on 1 October of 1918 during the war. By 7 February 1920 a Medical Board decided that he was no longer disabled and not entitled to an extension of his pension.
Arthur Cumberlidge married Hilda Williams in 191 and they had a daughter Mabel Cumberlidge born in 1920. Arthur died in 1961 and his wife in 1972.
WW1 Service Record
COVER for DISCHARGE DOCUMENTS
Regtl. No. _[2]60146
Rank: Private
Name: Thomas Cumberlidge [Arthur Cumberlidge]
Unit: 4th Reserve
Regiment: Border Regiment
Date of Discharge: 23 Feb 1919
8 St Lawrence Street, Great Harwood
Award Sheet – First Award
Surname: Cumberlidge, Christian Names: Arthur
Regiment: Border Regiment
Rank: Private
Regtl. No. 260146
Date of Transfer 23 Feb 1919
Cause of Discharge: To Class “2” Army Reserve
Enlisted: 9 Dec 1915
AWARD
Pension Art. 1.(1): Gun Shot Wound Legs & Left Arm Due to 30%, 8/3 52 weeks from 24 Feb 1919
Pension expires 24 Feb 1920
Renewal or Revision of Award
AWARD or DECISION
Pension Art. 1 (1): Interim Code 1 12/- 9 weeks pending Medical Report from 25 February 1920
Pension expires 27 Apr 1920
Name Cumberlidge Thos [sic] Regt. Border – 260146 Reference No. Z/Bor/824
Renewal or Revision of Award
Matter now submitted: Report on AFB179 7 Feb 1920
Disability: Gun Shot Wounds, Nil disablement
No grounds for further award 26 Feb 1920
Medical Report on a Soldier Boarded Prior to Discharge or Transfer to Class W., W.(T), or P.(T), of the Reserve
Unit: Border
Regtl. No. 260146
Rank: Private
Name: CUMBERLIDGE Thomas [sic]
Age last birthday: 23
Posted for duty on 5 Oct 1916 at Preston
Former Trade: Cabin man
Date of Discharge 23 Feb 1919
Statement of Case
Gun Show Wound Multiple
Date of origin of disability: Oct 1918
Place of origin of disability: Ypres
Concise facts of the disability: AFB 178 – Gun Shot Wounds Thigh & Legs
Present condition: Underlying pains? Over heel of left fibula a tear 1” in diameter healed – w of no special features. Knee not involved. There are 2 superficial tears one above left ankle with one below left ankle of no special features. Ankle movements free. Superficial tears centre of Right Tibia – no special features. He also has superficial both Buttocks of no special features. The Board fail to find any disability now the wounds have all been superficial and all well healed – all movement perfect
Station: Preston No.1 Pensions Board
Date: 7 Feb 1920
OPINION OF THE MEDICAL BOARD
Gun Shot Wound Multiple
Left Arm – 1½” below __ Condyle a circular tear ½” in diameter – healed non adherent of no special features – no evidence of injury to bone. Elbow joint movement free. Complains of numbness in little finger in cold weather but there is no evidence of Ulnar involvement
Left Thigh – Circular tear on centre of Ant[erior] aspect Left Thigh ¾” in diameter adherent to deep structures. The exit wound of that is outer aspect Left Thigh 1½” below No. 1 – well healed, adherent to deep structure to wounds of front of
Degree of disablement: Nil
Station: Preston No.1 Pensions Board
Date: 7 Feb 1920
Z/Bord/824
STATEMENT AS TO DISABILITY
Regiment: 4th(R) Battalion Border Regiment
Regt. No. 260146
Rank; Private
Christian Names: Arthur
Permanent Address: 8, St Lawrence Street, Great Harwood, Near Blackburn
Age last birthday: 23
Previous Service: W&C [Westmorland & Cumberland] Yeomanry
First joined for duty: 5th Oct 1916 at Preston
Place of Examination: Bridlington
1 (a) In what countries have you served during this war and for what periods: France, 4 months
1 (b) In what capacity: Infantry
2 If you are suffering from any disease, wound or injury, state what it is, the date upon which it started, and what in your opinion was the cause of it: Gunshot wound Left & Right Legs & Left Arm 29th July 1917
3 Give the names of any Hospitals in which you have been treated for the above disabilities during the war:
- 20th General Hospital, Dannes Camiers
- 2nd Canadian General Hospital Etaples
- David Lewis’s Northern Hospital Liverpool
7 Name and address of last employer: Birtwistle & Feeney, St Lawrence Mill, Great Harwood [St Lawrence Mill, Mill Street, Great Harwood]
8 What was your trade: Cabin Man
Place of Examination: Bridlington
9 Give diagnosis and particulars of:
(a) Each disability: 9 Sev of left forearm thigh & knee – Rt Tibia
(b) Present condition:
- 9 Sev left forearm & left thigh slight
- Left knee – this causes pinching? on marching
- 9 Sev – Rt Tibia healed
10 Attributable to Service during the present war: Yes
11 Is each disability in a final stationary condition; Yes
12 What is the degree of disablement at which in your opinion he should be assessed at present: 30%
Place of Examination: Bridlington 17 Jan 1919
Casualty Form – Active Service
Regimental Number: 3280 260146
Regiment of Corps: 7 Westmorland & Cumberland Yn 4th (R) Border Regiment
Rank: Private
Name: Cumberlidge Arthur
Age on Enlistment: 20 years 1 months
Enlisted 9 Dec 1915
Term of Service: Duration of War
Service reckons from 5 Oct 1916
Occupation: Cabin Man
Next of Kin: Father, Thomas, 8, St Lawrence St Great Harwood
Depot Posted 9 Oct 1916
2/ W&C Yns Posted 8 Nov 1916
Embarked Folkestone 17 Jun 1917
Disembarked: Boulogne 17 Jun 1917
Joined ex England, Etaples, 18 Jun 1917
Joined, Field, 5 Jul 1917, from Officer Commanding Battalion
Wounded in Action (Gas), Field, 22 Jul 1917, from Officer Commanding Battalion
Gassed Lachy Admitted 25 Jul 1917 TO CCS, from 75 Field Ambulance 27 Jul 1917
Admitted & remy from 46 CCS 27 Jul 1917
Gassed Admitted 20 General Hospital Dannes, 29 Jul 1917
Admitted 5 Con Dep [Convalescent Depot], Cayeux, 8 Aug 1917
Arrived ex 5CC, Etaples, 25 Aug 1917
Posted to 1st Border Regiment, Etaples, 6 Sep 1917
Joined Battalion, Private, Field, 8 Sep 1917
Wounded, Field, 1 Oct 1917, from Officer Commanding 1st Battalion
Admitted Shrapnel Wounds Legs & Left Arm, 61 CCS, 1 Oct 1917
Admitted Gun Shot Wounds Arm Left & both Legs, 87th Field Ambulance, 2 Oct 1917
Admitted Shrapnel Wounds Legs & Left Arm, 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, 3 Oct 1917
To England per Grantully Castle ex 2 Canadian General Hospital Shrapnel Wounds, Legs, Arm Left, British Expeditionary Force, 6 Oct 1917
Posted to Command Depot 7 Jan 1918
Arrived Posted ‘C’ Company, Command Depot, Heaton Park, 7 Jan 1918
Posted 4th (RES) Battalion The Border Regiment, Filey, 22 Feb 1918
Transferred to Class “Z” Army Reserve on Demobilization: 23 February 1919
Home Address: 8 St Lawrence St, Great Harwood, Lancs
CONFIDENTIAL
Report to the Employment Department, Ministry of Labour, in the case of a Soldier who on Demobilization has made a positive claim on A.F.Z.22 for consideration for a Disability Pension
Soldier’s Name: Cumberlidge Arthur
Unit from which discharged: 4th (res) Battalion The Border Regiment
Regimental Number: 260146
Rank on discharge: Private
Age on discharge: 24
Married: Single
Full postal address: 8 St Lawrence, Great Harwood, Lancs
Name of Approved Society: Weavers Ass[ociation] Great Harwood
Nature of medical unfitness: Gun shot Wound Left & Right Leg & left forearm
Service with Colours: 2 years, 142 days of which 116 days were served abroad
Military Character: Very Good
Date of transfer to reserve: 23 Feb 1919
Fulwood Barracks
7 Apr 1919
MEDICAL HISTORY of
Cumberlidge Arthur
GENERAL TABLE
Birthplace, Parish: Great Harwood, County: Lancashire
Examined: 5th day of October 1916 at Blackburn
Age: 20 years 11 months
Trade: Cabin Man (Cotton Mill)
Height: 5 feet 1 inch
Chest Measurement: 34 inches fully expanded with 3 inches of expansion
Vaccination marks: 2 left arm
When vaccinated: Infancy
Vision: R.E.-V=/12, L.E.-V=6/9
Enlisted: Great Harwood on 9th December 1915
Joined on Enlistment:
- 2/1 W&C Yeomanry, Regtl. No.
3280315835
Transferred to:
- 5th Battalion Border Regiment, Regtl. No. 260146
- Army Reserve Class Z 23 Feb 1919
Hospital Treatment
David Lewis Northern Hospital from 10 Oct 1917 to 30 Nov 1917 Gun Shot Wound (Thigh), 51 days in hospital, transferred to Auxiliary Hospital
Military Hospital Aigburth Pavilion, Liverpool from 30 Nov 1917 to 27 Dec 1917 Gun Shot Wound both legs, 28 days in hospital, discharged Class II
Medal Roll
THE BORDER REGIMENT – REGIMENT OR CORPS
Sheet No. 4365b
ROLL of INDIVIDUALS entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal granted under Army Orders 266 -301 of 1919.
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Unit |
Remarks |
260146 |
Private |
CUMBERLIDGE, Arthur |
8th Border Regiment 260146 Private 1st Border Regiment 260146 |
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Fulwood Barracks Preston, 29 Apr 1921
Medal Index Card
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