Claude Cumberlege Explained

Claude Cumberlege
Birth Date:9 June 1877
Birth Place:Marylebone, England
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Navy
Serviceyears:1891–1922
Rank:Rear Admiral
Commands: (1920–21)
(1919–20)
(1916–19)
(1916)
(1913–16)
(1912–13)
(1912)
(1911–12)
(1911)
(1908–10)
(1906–08)
(1905–06)
Battles:First World War
Awards:Mentioned in Despatches
Relations:Lieutenant Commander Mike Cumberlege (son)

Rear Admiral Claude Lionel Cumberlege (9 June 1877 – 2 November 1962) was a senior Royal Navy officer who was seconded to the Royal Australian Navy during the First World War.

A son was Lieutenant Commander Mike Cumberlege, who was killed by the Germans toward the end of the Second World War.

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