Arthur Edward Cumberpatch

Private 52041 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Arthur Edward Cumberpatch was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England about September 1899. He was baptised at St Paul's Church, Nottingham on 1 November 1899. Aged 18 months he was living in the Workhouse, Beech Avenue, Nottingham with his brother John Cumberpatch. He was a member of 2nd Nottingham Company Boys' Brigade (Dakeyne Street Lads' Club). He enlisted in the army and became Private 15930 51 Grad. Battalion of the Leicester Regiment and later Private 52041 in the 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. He was killed in action aged 19 in France on 29 Oct 1918. He is buried at the Beaurains British Cemetery, in Grave B.1. Beaurains, France. 

Soldiers Effects

Record No. 821842

Registry No.: E/706462/1

Soldiers Name: Cumberpatch Arthur Edward

Regiment, Rank, No.: 8 Lincoln’s Private 52041

Date and Place of Death: 29 Oct 1918 France Action

Credits Lichfield Feb 1919 £11

Charges 11s Lichfield Apr 1919

Date of Authority: 17 Apr 1919 To Whom Authorised: Father Thomas £10 9s

Date of Authority: 26 Apr 1919 To Whom Authorised: R.P. Lichfield 11s recharge

Including £6 0s 0d War Gratuity

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

INDEX No. Fr.1480 BEAURAIN BRIT. CEM.

CUMBERPATCH, Pte. Arthur Edward, 52041 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regt. Killed in action 28th Oct., 1918. Age 19. Son of Thomas and Emily Cumberpatch, of 49, Walker St., Carlton Rd., Nottingham. B.1.

GRAVES REGISTRATION REPORT FORM
PLACE OF BURIAL: BAURAIN BRITISH CEMETERY

Map reference 57B.E.11.a.8.4.

HEADSTONE INSCRIPTIONS

Badge Design No. and Layout: 1037/2B

Headstone No. 7

Line 1: FOR EVER WITH THE LORD

(Mr. T. Cumberpatch, 49, Walker St., Off Carlton Rd., Nottingham.)

No. of Letters in Text: 18

Medal Roll

LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

2608

ROLL of INDIVIDUALS entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal under Army Orders 301 and 266 of 1919

Lichfield,  25 Apr 1921

Medal Card