Thomas 'Tom' Cumberlidge 1896-1916

Lance Corporal 1547 1/5th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters)

Thomas 'Tom' Cumberlidge was born in Q2 1896 in St John's Parish, Derby, Derbyshire, England. He was the eldest son of George Cumberlidge by his second wife Mary Ann nee Weston but widowed as Mary Ann Buxton. Tom was apprenticed as a Blacksmith to Mr Coles located in Derby, Derbyshire.
Tom enlisted in the Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment – The Sherwood Foresters on 29 March 1912 at Derby. He became Private 1547 and joined the 5th Battalion. He was medically examined and described as:

Description of Thomas Cumberlidge on Enlistment
MEDICAL INSPECTION REPORT
Name: Thomas Cumberlidge
Age: 17
Height: 5 feet 4¼ inches
Chest: 35 inches expanded with 2¾ inches of expansion
Vision: Good
Physical development: Good
Fit for Territorial Force 29 Mar 1912 at Derby
Fit for service in the 5th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters 29 Mar 1912

At the onset of World War One Tom embarked at Southampton on 26 February 1915 and arrived at Le Havre on 27 February 1915. On the 2 March 1916 he was attached to a machine gun section. Tom was promoted to Lance Corporal in the Machine Gun Section on 7 June 1916 but was killed in action shortly afterwards on 1st July 1916.
Tom was not married but left an extended family:

STATEMENT of the Names and Addresses of all the Relatives of the above-named deceased Soldier in each of the degrees specified below that are now living
Widow of the Soldier: None, Address: None
Children of the Soldier: None, Address: None
Father of the Soldier: George Cumberlidge, Address: 57 Dean St, Derby
Mother of the Soldier: Mary Ann Cumberlidge, Address: 57 Dean St, Derby
Brothers of the Soldier: 

 Full Blood: None, Address: None

 Half Blood: 

o Percy Cumberlidge, Age: 32, Address: St Helens St, Derby

o Frederick Cumberlidge, Age: 41, Address: 28 Princess St, Great Harwood, Lancs

o Arthur Wm Buxton, Age: 34, Address: 23 Joseph St, Derby

Sisters of the Soldier: 

 Full Blood: Rose Cumberlidge, Age: 21, Address: 57 Dean St, Derby

 Half Blood: 

o Elizabeth Bampton, Age: 45, Address: 37 Syndall St, Ardwick, Manchester

o Alice Johnson, Age: 38, Address: 94 Abbey St, Derby

o Alice Edith Wragg, Age: 36, Address: 82 Stuart St, Clayton, Manchester

Grandparents of the Soldier: None

Tom's father received Tom's personal effects consisting of:

• Writing pad containing stationary, & letters
• 1 Identity Disc.

Tom's father George Cumberlidge acknowledged the safe receipt of Tom's 1914-15 Star on 19 Dec 1920.

Medal Roll

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE & DERBYSHIRE REGIMENT

“B” 161

ROLL OF INDIVIDUALS entitled to the Decoration granted under Army Order 20 of 1919 [1914-15 Star]

On Date of Disembarkation		Name	Date of Disembarkation	Remarks
Regtl. No.	Rank
1547	Private	CUMBERLIDGE T [Tom]	28 Feb 1915 (1) [France]	Killed in Action 1 Jul 1916 Lance Corporal

Lichfield, 17 Nov 1919

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE & DERBYSHIRE REGIMENT

61 B

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

Regimental No.	Rank	Name	Unit (in order)	Theatres of war in which served
1547	Lance Corporal	CUMBERLIDGE Thomas	1547 1/5th Battalion Notts & Derby Regiment Private

Lichfield, 4 Apr 1920

Medal Card

Name.		Corps.		Rank.	Regtl. No.
CUMBERLIDGE		Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment		Private	1547
		Ditto		Ditto	Ditto
Thomas
Medal.	Roll.		Page.	Remarks.
VICTORY	F/103 B/		61	Killed in Action 1 Jul 1916
BRITISH	Ditto		Ditto
15 Star	F/1B2161		2112
Theatre of War first served in
Date of entry therein	28 Feb 1915
				K1380
Correspondence
Address

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

INDEX No. Fr. 576

GOMMECOURT WOOD NEW CEM. FONCQUE-VILLERS

CUMBERLIDGE, Lce. Cpl. Tom, 1547. 5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters. Killed in action 1st July, 1916. Age 20. Son of George and Mary A. Cumberlidge, of 57, Dean St., Derby. 1. G. 11.

CONCENTRATION OF GRAVES
EXHUMATION AND RE-BURIALS
BURIAL RETURN

Name of Cemetery of Re-Burial: Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery (British)

Plot	Row	Grave	Approximate Map reference where body found	War cross found on grave	Rank	Name	Regiment	Date KiA	Were any effects forwarded to Base	Means of Identification
1	G	11	57D E 28b 2.8	Yes No: 1543	Private	Cumberledge –	5th Notts & Derby	Nil	No	Cross

 

COMPREHENSIVE REPORT (A) OF HEADSTONE INSCRIPTIONS

Badge Design No. and Layout No.	1st Line	2nd Line	3rd Line	4th Line		Centre of Stone
	Number and Rank	Initials, Name and Honours	Regiment	Date of Death	Age	Relig. Emb.	Plot P, Row R, Grave G	No. of Stone
1045/1B	1547 Lance Corporal	Tom Cumberlidge	14 Notts & Derby Regiment	1st July 1916	Age 20	Cross	1 G 11	161

COMPREHENSIVE REPORT (B) OF HEADSTONE PERSONAL INSCRIPTIONS

Badge Design No. and Layout: 1045/1B

Headstone No: 161

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

(Mr. G Cumberlidge, 57, Dean St., Derby.)

Thomas Cumberlidge in the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929

Record No: 316757

Registry No: E/243508/1

Soldier’s Name: Cumberlidge Thomas

Regiment: 1/5 Notts & Derby, Lance Corporal 1547

Place and date of death: 1 Jul 1916, France

Credits:

• Lichfield Sep 1916, £8 1s 8d
• War gratuity 9 Jul 1919 £8 10s 0d

Charges:

• Oct 1916 Date of authority 10 Oct 1916/1 Fa[ther] George £8 1s 8d
• 8 Sep 1919/2 Fa[ther] George £8 10s 0d

WW1 Service Record

TERRITORIAL FORCE ATTESTATION OF No: 15117 Thomas Cumberlidge

No: 15117

Name: Thomas Cumberlidge

Corps: 5th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters

Born in the Parish of: St Johns, Derby, Derbyshire

Age: 17

Trade: Blacksmith’s Boy

Employer: Mr Coles

Residence: 57 Dean Street

Apprentice: Yes, not bound

Married: No

Date: 29 March 1912

Description of Thomas Cumberlidge on Enlistment

MEDICAL INSPECTION REPORT

• Name: Thomas Cumberlidge
• Age: 17
• Height: 5 feet 4¼ inches
• Chest: 35 inches expanded with 2¾ inches of expansion
• Vision: Good
• Physical development: Good
• Fit for Territorial Force 29 Mar 1912 at Derby
• Fit for service in the 5th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters 29 Mar 1912

MEDICAL HISTORY of Cumberlidge Thomas

• Birthplace, Parish: St John’s Derby in Derbyshire
• Examined: 29th Mar 1912 at Derby
• Age: 17
• Trade: Blacksmith’s Boy
• Height: 5 feet 4¼ inches
• Chest: 35 inches expanded with 2¾ inches of expansion
• Physical development: Good
• Vision: Good
• Enlisted: 29 Mar 1912 at Derby
• Joined on Enlistment: 5th Battalion Notts & Derbyshire Regiment 1547

Became non-effected by: Killed in Action on 1st July 1916

Casualty Form – Active Service

Regiment: 5th Notts & Derby Regiment

Regimental No.: 1547

Rank: Private

Name: Cumberlidge T

Place: Southampton 26 Feb 1915

Place: Havre 27 Feb 1915

3 Mar 1916 From: O.C. Bn. Attached to M.G. Section. In field 2 Mar 1916

10 Jun 1916 From: O.C. M.G. Company Approved Lance Corporal. In the field 7 Jun 1916

10 Jun 1916 From: O.C. M.G. Company To paid rank In the field 7 Jun 1916

5 Jul 1916 From: O.C. M.G. Company Killed in Action In the field 1 Jul 1916 Casualty list

 

MEMORANDUM FOR

The Officer in charge of Territorial Force Records, Lichfield

E/243508/1

Will you please note that any articles of personal property now in your possession or subsequently received by you belonging to the late No. 1547 Lance Corporal Thomas Cumberlidge, 5th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment should be despatched to:

Mr G Cumberlidge

57 Dean Street

Derby

Any medals granted to the deceased that are now in your possession or that may hereafter reach you should be forwarded to: the same person.

 

PERSONAL EFFECTS

Name: Cumberlidge T

No. 1547

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment: 5th Battalion Notts & Derby Regiment

Article: Writing pad (contg) stationary, & letters.

Where stored: Officer i/c T.F. Records, Lichfield

 

17 May 1919 Lichfield

Regiment: 1/5th Notts & Derbyshire Regiment

1547 Thomas Cumberlidge deceased

STATEMENT of the Names and Addresses of all the Relatives of the above-named deceased Soldier in each of the degrees specified below that are now living

 

Widow of the Soldier: None, Address: None

Children of the Soldier: None, Address: None

Father of the Soldier: George Cumberlidge, Address: 57 Dean St, Derby

Mother of the Soldier: Mary Ann Cumberlidge, Address: 57 Dean St, Derby

Brothers of the Soldier:

• Full Blood: None, Address: None
• Half Blood:
  • Percy Cumberlidge, Age: 32, Address: St Helens St, Derby
  • Frederick Cumberlidge, Age: 41, Address: 28 Princess St, Great Harwood, Lancs
  • Arthur Wm Buxton, Age: 34, Address: 23 Joseph St, Derby

Sisters of the Soldier:

• Full Blood: Rose Cumberlidge, Age: 21, Address: 57 Dean St, Derby
• Half Blood:
  • Elizabeth Bampton, Age: 45, Address: 37 Syndall St, Ardwick, Manchester
  • Alice Johnson, Age: 38, Address: 94 Abbey St, Derby
  • Alice Edith Wragg, Age: 36, Address: 82 Stuart St, Clayton, Manchester

Grandparents of the Soldier: None

Declaration

I hereby declare that the above is a true and complete Statement of all the Relatives of the late Soldier now living in the degrees enquired for.

Geo. Cumberlidge

Relationship to the Soldier: Father

Address: 57 Dean St, Derby

Dated at Derby 15 May 1919

 

TO: Mr G Cumberlidge, 57 Dean St, Derby 16 May 1919

In order that I may be enabled to dispose of the plaque and scroll in commemoration of the soldier named overleaf in accordance with the wishes of His Majesty the King, I have to request that the requisite information regarding the soldier’s relatives now living may be furnished on the form overleaf in strict accordance with the instructions printed thereon. The declaration thereon should be signed in your own handwriting and the form should be returned to me when certified by a Minister or Magistrate.

PERSONAL EFFECTS

Name: Cumberledge [sic]

No. 1547

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment: 5th Notts & Derbys.

Article: 1 Identity Disc.

Final disposal: 22 Aug 1917

 

AGREEMENT to be made by an officer or man of the Territorial Force to subject himself to liability to serve in any place outside the United Kingdom in the event of national emergency.

I (no) 1547 (Rank) Private (Name) T Cumberlidge of the (Unit) 5th Battalion Notts & Derby Regiment do hereby agree, subject to the conditions stated overleaf, to accept liability, in the event of national emergency, to serve in any place outside the United Kingdom, in accordance with the provisions of Section XIII (2) (a) of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act, 1907.

T Cumberlidge

Station: Harpenden

Date: 2 Sep 1914

 

I hereby acknowledge the receipt of the 1914-15 Star granted in respect of the service of 1547 Private Cumberlidge T

Date: Dec 19 /20

Signature: G Cumberlidge

 

STATEMENT of the SERVICES of No 1547 Name T Cumberlidge

Foresters 5th Battalion Attester Private 29 Mar 1912

Present Annual Training 1912

Present Annual Training 1913

Embodied Service 5 Aug 1914

1/5 Battalion Appointed Paid Lance Corporal 7 Jun 1916

1/5 Battalion Killed in Action Lance Corporal 1 Jul 1916

Total Service towards engagement in the Territorial Force to 1 Jul 1916 (date of discharge) 4 years 95 days

Discharged in consequence of Killed in Action

Station: Lichfield

Date: July 14, 1916

 

MILITARY HISTORY SHEET

1547 Thos Cumberlidge

Derby from 29 Mar 1912 to 28 Feb 1915, 2 years 336 days

France 1 Mar 1915 to 1 Jul 1916, 1 years 123 days

 

Campaigns:

Home from 5 Aug 1914 to 28 Feb 1915
Expeditionary Force France from 1 Mar 1915 to 1 Jul 1916

Medals:

• British War Medal
• Victory Medal

Next of Kin:

• Father George Cumberlidge 57 Dean Street, Derby
• Mother Mary Ann Cumberlidge 57 Dean Street, Derby