John Edward Cumberlidge 1895-1979 Cook Merchant Navy WW1

John Edward Cumberlidge 1895-1979 Cook Merchant Navy WW1. Awarded the Mercantile Marine and British War Medals. John married Gertrude Gladys Minshull in 1924.

John Edward Cumberlidge Cook in the Merchant Navy during WW1

John Edward Cumberlidge was a cook in the merchant navy during WW1. He was awarded the Mercantile Marine and British War Medals.

John was born on 2 July 1895 at 12 Daniel Street, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He was the eldest son of John Cumberlidge, a print compositor, and his wife Jane Maria nee Carter.

John continued to serve on ships. Following WW1 war service the RMS Cedric was returned to her owner in September 1919 and refitted by Harland & Wolff. She was refitted to accommodate 347 first-, 250 second- and 1000 third-class passengers. She resumed Liverpool–to-New York voyages.

On 30 September 1923, Cedric collided with the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line in Queenstown (Cobh) harbour during dense fog. Neither vessel was seriously damaged. It is likely that John Edward was its cook at the time of this collision.

John married Gertrude Gladys Minshull in 1924 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Together they had:

• Dorothy G Cumberlidge born 1925 in Liverpool
• Mavis M Cumberlidge born 1934 in Liverpool

By 1939, they were living in Blackpool, Lancashire, England where John was a chef.

John died on 26 March 1979 and his wife died 10 years before him.

WW1 Merchant Navy Medal Card

Surname	CUMBERLIDGE	Certif. or Dis.A.	727472
Christian names	JOHN EDWARD	RS2 No	856245
Place of Birth	Liverpool	Year of Birth	1895
Mercantile Marine Ribbon[i] issued	5 Apr 1921	to Mercantile Marine Office	Canning Place, Liverpool
British Marine Ribbon issued	5 Apr 1921	to Mercantile Marine Office
Mercantile Marine Medal issued	9 Jul 1925	to Mercantile Marine Office	5 Euston Street, Walton, Liverpool
British Medal issued	9 Jul 1925	to Mercantile Marine Office
Clasps issued
Application dated	7 Apr 1921	Sent to

Merchant Navy Record

C.R.10. No. of Identity Certificate: 856245

Surname:                         Cumberlidge

Christian name:               John Edward

Rating:                             Cook

Date and Place of Birth: 2 July 1895, Liverpool, England

Nationality:                      British                 Father: British

Height:                            Colour Hair:                                   Eyes:

Tattoo Marks:

Dis. A No. 727472

Name and Address of Next of Kin:          

Oxfordshire        21 Jun 1919

123976               27 Nov 1919

123976               22 Mar 1920

143667               Sep 1920

Orcoma              30 Jun 1921