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Harold John Cumberpatch Stoker 1st Class joined the Royal Navy in 1917. He progressed to Stoker 1st Class and was discharged on 1 October 1919 on demobilisation.
Harold John Cumberpatch 1899-1976
Stoker 1st Class K.47930 Royal Navy
Harold John Cumberpatch Stoker 1st Class joined the Royal Navy in 1917. He progressed to Stoker 1st Class and was discharged on 1 October 1919 on demobilisation.
Harold John Cumberpatch was born on 23 July 1899 in East Ham in London, England. He was the son of William Brown Cumberpatch and his wife Annie Florence nee Salmon.
Harold was a clerk when he joined the Royal Navy on 11 December 1917 for the duration of the war. He became a Stoker 2nd Class K47930 in the Royal Navy. He progressed to Stoker 1st Class and was discharged on demobilisation on 1 October 1919.
Harold married Dorothy Emily Aldritt in 1925. By 1939 he was a cellarman for a wine merchant. Harold died on 3 April 1975 and he left an estate valued at £524. Harold’s wife Dorothy died in 1970.
Service Record
K47930 Chatham
Name: Harold John Cumberpatch
Date of Birth: 23rd July 1899
Place of Birth: East Ham, Essex
Occupation: Clerk
Date and Period of Engagements: 11 December 1917 Hostilities [Duration of War]
Age: F.E. [First Entry]
Height: 5 ft 6 Inches
Chest: 36 Inches
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: fresh
Wounds, Scars or Marks: /
Ships served in
Pembroke List:15a3; No: 15357; Rating: Stoker II; From: 11 Dec 1917 to 14 Feb 1918
Diligence (Obedient) List: 12 13/R; No: 77; Rating: Stoker II; From 15 Feb 1918 to 14 May 1918
Apollo (Obedient) List: 12 116/?; No: 77; Rating: Stoker II; From: 15 May 1918 to 30 May 1918
Diligence List: 5a; No: 83; Rating: Stoker II; From: 31 May 1918 to 14 Sep 1918
Diligence List: 5a; No: 83; Rating: Stoker I; From: 15 Sep 1918 to 30 Sep 1918
Diligence List: 12 34/2; No: 83; Rating: Stoker I; From: 1 Oct 1918 to 1 Oct 1919 Shore on demobilization
Character and Ability:
Very Good 31 Dec 1917
Very Good 31 Dec 1918
Very Good
Paid War Gratuity
Medal Roll
ROYAL NAVY WW1 MEDAL ROLL
14
Roll: R.N. [Royal Navy]
|
Name |
Rank or Rating |
No. |
Medals, &c, earned |
How Issued or disposed of |
Remarks | ||
|
CUMBERPATCH, Harold J. |
Stoker 1 |
K.47930 |
|
Victory |
British War |
Self |
|
ADM 171/100
Source: Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Medal Rolls. The National Archives microfilm publication ADM 171, 202 rolls. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.
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