Thomas Leonard Barton Cumberlidge Prvt Lancashire Fusiliers. He enlisted on 2 September 1914, entered the war in the Balkans on 5 May 1915 but became a casualty.

Thomas Leonard Barton Cumberlidge 1896-1942 Private 240544 & 9471 1/8 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

Thomas Leonard Barton Cumberlidge was born in 1896 in Tonge, Middleton, Lancashire, England. He was the son of George William Cumberlidge and Eliza nee Spiller.

He enlisted in the army shortly after World War One started on 2 September 1914 as Private 9471 in the 1/8 Lancashire Fusiliers. He entered the war in the Balkans on 5 May 1915 but became a casualty. He was discharged as medically unfit for war service on 18 July 1919.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals and the Silver War Badge.

Thomas married Elsie Elizabeth Radcliffe in 1921 and they had two children:

• Joyce Cumberlidge, born 1924 in Oldham, Lancashire
• Leonard B Cumberlidge, born in 1930 in Oldham, Lancashire

He was living apart from his family and working as a greyhound racing track manager living at Regent Cottage, Cochno Road, Hardgate, Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland when he died on 6 June 1942. He died at Stobhill Hospital, 133 Balornock Rd, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and his death was caused by:

1. Chronic alcoholism
2. Suicidal cut-throat
3. Vagus neuritis
4. Sudden cardiac failure

His wife Elsie died in 1978 in Manchester, Lancashire.

Medal Roll

1/8^th LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS Regiment or Corps when Decoration was earned

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

Regtl. No.	Rank	Name	Date of Disembarkation On date of Disembarkation
9471	Private	CUMBERLIDGE T.	5 May 1915 2B [Balkans]

Fulwood Barracks, Preston, 12 Feb 1920

LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS REGIMENT OR CORPS

7492. B

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

Regtl. No.	Rank	Name	Units and Corps	Remarks
240544	Private	CUMBERLIDGE Thomas	1/6th Lancashire Fusiliers 9471 Private 15th Lancashire Fusiliers 240544

Fulwood Barracks, Preston, 8 Apr 1921

Silver War Badge

ROLL OF INDIVIDUALS entitled to the “WAR BADGE”

H/2715/1, 30 Jul 1918 WAR OFFICE

Regtl No.	Rank	Name	Unit	No. of Badge	Enlistment	Discharge	Cause of Discharge	Whether served Overseas
240544	Private	Cumberlidge, T.	Lancashire Fusiliers	B260184	2 Sep 1914	18 Jul 1919	Para 392 xvi a.i Kings Regulations Age on discharge: 25	Yes

Preston, 26^th July 1919

WW1 Medal Index Card