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Kenneth McKay Cumberledge Electrical Artificer Royal Navy. He joined the Royal Navy on 2 Aug 1916 for the duration of the war and awarded the British War Medal.
Kenneth McKay Cumberledge 1893-1982 Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class M22510
Kenneth McKay Cumberledge was born on 27 September 1893 in St Austell in Cornwall, England. He was the youngest son of John Augustus Cumberledge and his wife Mary Saxby nee McKay.
He joined the Royal navy as Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class M22510 on 2 Aug 1916 for the duration of the war. He was awarded the British War Medal. He was a motor mechanic by 1939.
Kenneth married Jessie Pendlebury in 1956. He died in 1982.
Royal Navy Service Record
M22510 Devonport Name: Kenneth McKay Cumberledge
Date of Birth: 27 Sept 1893
Place of Birth: St Austell, Cornwall
Occupation: Fitter & Turner
Date and Period of Engagement: 2 Aug 1916 Hostilities
Age: FE [First Entry]
Height: 5 Ft 9½ Inches
Chest: 36 Inches
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Fresh
Ships served in
Defiance; List & No: 14i 3188; Rating: Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class; Period of Service from 2 Aug 1916 to 20 Jun 1918
Egmont II; List & No: 15i 892; Rating: Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class; Period of Service from 21 Jun 1918 to 25 Jan 1919
Vivid; List & No: 15bi 806; Rating: Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class; Period of Service from 26 Jan 1919 to 19 Mar 1919
Defiance; List & No: 14i 4646; Rating: Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class; Period of Service from 20 Mar 1919 to 16 Apr 1919
Paid War Gratuity
Character
Very Good 31 Dec 1916
Very Good 31 Dec 1917
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 | ||
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CUMBERLEDGE, Kenneth Mc.K. |
Acting Electrical Artificer 4. |
M.22510 |
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British War |
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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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