| Regimental number | 23/1961 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wanganui |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Cheesemaker |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Fanny Cumberland, White Street, Wanganui East |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row B, Grave No 29), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs William Cumberland, of 20 White Street, Wanganui East, New Zealand |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 11/1679 Lance Corporal Francis CUMBERLAND, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 28 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, Tel el Kebir, 11 April 1916. Promoted Corporal, Moascar, 14 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 June 1916. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, Sling Camp, 28 July 1916. Qualified in Rifle Course, 21 December 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 23 January 1917. Appointed Musketry Instructor, 24 February 1917. Attached to A Company, 5th Reserve Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, Sling Camp, 21 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 October 1917, and posted to B Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 1 year 331 days (of which 1 year 223 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 27 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994425 |