Thomas Cumberbatch Stoker 1st Class K45076 Royal Navy

Thomas Cumberbatch Stoker 1st Class K45076 Royal Navy. He joined the Royal Navy on 16 August 1917 as Stoker K45076. He was discharged on 11 May 1919.

Thomas Cumberbatch Stoker 1st Class K45076 Royal Navy. He joined the Royal Navy on 16 August 1917 as Stoker K45076. He was discharged on 11 May 1919.

Thomas Cumberbatch 1899-1949

Stoker 1st Class K45076 Royal Navy

Thomas Cumberbatch Stoker 1st Class K45076 Royal Navy. He joined the Royal Navy on 16 August 1917 as Stoker K45076. He was discharged on 11 May 1919.

Thomas Cumberbatch was born 17 July 1899 in Wigan in Lancashire, England. He was the eldest son of Thomas and his wife Eliza nee Causey.

Thomas joined the Royal Navy on 16 August 1917. He became Stoker K45076. He was discharged on being demobilised on 11 May 1919.

Thomas married Emily Mary Keefe in 1923 and they had two children:

Thomas died in 1949 and his wife Emily died in 1970.

Service Record

K45076

Name: Thomas Cumberbatch

Date of Birth: 17th July 1899

Place of Birth: Wigan, Lancashire

Occupation: Spare Shift Maker

Date and Period of Engagements: 16 August 1917 Hostilities [Duration of War]

Age: F.E. [First Entry]

Height: 5 ft ½ Inches

Chest: 36 Inches

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Grey

Complexion: fresh

Wounds, Scars or Marks: Scar back left hand

Ships Thomas served in

Vivid II List:15a; No: 5602; Rating: Stoker II; From: 16 Aug 1917 to 26 Nov 1917

Marlborough; List: 5a2; No: 374; Rating: Stoker II; From 27 Nov 1917

Marlborough; List: 5a2; No: 374; Rating: Stoker I; From 16 May 1918 to 11 May 1919 Shore on demobilization

Character and Ability:

Very Good 31 Dec 1917

Very Good 31 Dec 1918

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

CUMBERBATCH, Thos.

Stoker 1.

K.45076

 

 

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.

Note:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/records/abbreviations-in-world-war-one-medal-index-cards-rank.pdf

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-military-campaign-and-service-medals/#9-appendix-2-abbreviations-found-in-adm-171