Son of Mr & Mrs A P Cumberpatch
Aged 20 years
Died 29th April 1945
Commemorated at Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
Grave 80.3.
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Evening Telegraph, Tuesday, 8th May 1945, transcribed by John Collins.
Rushden Man Missing
A.B. Owen Cumberpatch, Royal Navy, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Cumberpatch, of 23 Coronation-avenue, Rushden, has been reported “missing, presumed killed.”
The message was received by his parents on Saturday and added that, a letter would follow shortly. On Sunday, A.B. Cumberpatch would have been 20.
He joined the Royal Navy in February, 1943, and was engaged chiefly on patrol work. Before service, after attending the Intermediate School, he worked for Messrs. A. Allebone and Sons, Ltd., and played in the Town Band. His two elder brothers are in the Army abroad.
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The Rushden Echo and Argus, 11th May, 1945, transcribed by Gill Hollis
Sailor Presumed Killed
Sad News of Rushden Bandsman
A.B. Owen Cumberpatch, Royal Navy, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Cumberpatch, of 23, Coronation-avenue, Rushden, has been reported “missing presumed killed.”
The message was received by his parents on Saturday and added that a letter would follow shortly. On Sunday A.B. Cumberpatch would have been 20 years old.
He joined the Royal Navy in February 1943, and was engaged chiefly on patrol work. Before service, after attending the Intermediate School, he worked for Messrs. A. Allebone and Sons, Ltd., and played in the Town Band. His two elder brothers are in the Army abroad.
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A.B. Owen Cumberpatch
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