Difference between revisions of "Claude Lionel Cumberlege"
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− | Before even making commander, he enjoyed three sea commands: {{UK-Banshee}} in 1905,<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> {{UK-Locust}} on 5 | + | Before even making commander, he enjoyed three sea commands: {{UK-Banshee}} in 1905,<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> {{UK-Locust}} on 5 October 1905, <ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref>and {{UK-Albatross}} on 15 January 1906.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> |
On 2 August, 1910 he was appointed to the {{UK-Hogue|f=t}} before being returned to command in the {{UK-Speedy|f=t}} on 2 January, 1911.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> | On 2 August, 1910 he was appointed to the {{UK-Hogue|f=t}} before being returned to command in the {{UK-Speedy|f=t}} on 2 January, 1911.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> | ||
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He was promoted to Commander on 22 June, 1911 at age 34.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> | He was promoted to Commander on 22 June, 1911 at age 34.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> | ||
− | Destroyer commands now followed in {{UK-Kale}} on 17 Aug 1911,<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> {{UK-Fury}} on 23 August 1912,<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> {{UK-Lurcher}} on 29 October, 1912,<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> and | + | Destroyer commands now followed in {{UK-Kale}} on 17 Aug 1911,<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> {{UK-Fury}} on 23 August 1912,<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> {{UK-Lurcher}} on 29 October, 1912,<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> and {{AU-Warrego}} on 13 December, 1913.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> |
He was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June 1915 at age 38.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> | He was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June 1915 at age 38.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> |
Revision as of 22:56, 23 August 2012
Rear-Admiral Claude Lionel Cumberlege (9 June 1877- 22 November 1963) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Before even making commander, he enjoyed three sea commands: Banshee in 1905,[1] Locust on 5 October 1905, [2]and Albatross on 15 January 1906.[3]
On 2 August, 1910 he was appointed to the armoured cruiser Hogue before being returned to command in the destroyer Speedy on 2 January, 1911.[4]
He was promoted to Commander on 22 June, 1911 at age 34.[5]
Destroyer commands now followed in Kale on 17 Aug 1911,[6] Fury on 23 August 1912,[7] Lurcher on 29 October, 1912,[8] and Warrego on 13 December, 1913.[9]
He was promoted to Captain on 30 June 1915 at age 38.[10]
He was then given charge of destroyer H.M.S. Encounter from January 16 to October 16 1916.[11]
He was appointed command of light cruiser H.M.A.S. Brisbane on 31 October, 1916,[12] remaining there until April 19, 1917.[13]
Postwar
He was appointed Flag Captain and Chief of Staff in armoured cruiser H.M.S. Australia on 8 April, 1919.[14]
He was appointed Flag Captain and Chief of Staff in light cruiser H.M.A.S. Melbourne on 21 September, 1920.[15]
Retirement
He retired on 18 June, 1922 at age 45, and was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 30 June.[16]
He died at age 86, on the same day as American President John F. Kennedy.
See Also
- A fantastic biography by descendants in the Cumberbatch Family
Footnotes
- ↑ Cumberbatch Family History
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- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 947.
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- ↑ [Australian] Navy List (July, 1919). p. 23.
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Bibliography
Service Records
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