Thomas Cumberlidge Private South Wales Borderers Regiment

Thomas Cumberlidge Private South Wales Borderers Regiment served abroad in WW1 and was discharged medically unfit for War Service on 25 Sept 1919 aged 35 years.

Thomas Cumberlidge 1879-1967 Private 68394 South Wales Borderers Regiment

Thomas Cumberlidge was born 26 April 1879 in Hanley in Staffordshire, England.He was the son of Thomas Cumberlidge and his first wife Mary nee Hambleton. Thomas’ mother died when he was just three years old.

Thomas enlisted in the Army on 15 February 1899. He joined as Private 27725 in the 47 Company of the Labour Corps. He later served in the Artisan Company of the Labour Corps. He transferred to the South Wales Borderers becoming Private 68394. He served abroad in WW1 and he was discharged as medically unfit for War Service on 25 September 1919 aged 35 years and 5 months old. He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals and the Silver War Badge.

Thomas Cumberlidge married Margaret Katherine Merritt nee Page in 1905 and they had a daughter Margaret Thomasine Cumberlidge born in 1909.

Thomas was a Joiner for a builder in 1939 and a Discharged Army Pensioner. Thomas died in 1967 and his wife died in 1938.

Medal Roll

SOUTH WALES BORDERERS REGIMENT OR CORPS

5603(b)

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

Shrewsbury, 11 Mar 1921

Silver War Badge

ROLL OF INDIVIDUALS entitled to the “WAR BADGE”

J/2243/1 6 Nov 1919

SOUTH WALES BORDERERS

Shrewsbury, 30^th October 1919

WW1 Medal Index Card