
| Regimental number | 11/1679 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wanganui |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Address | Wanganui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Cumberland, White Street, Wanganui East |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 23/1961 Sergeant Albert Charles CUMBERLAND, 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 12 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Hororata', 28 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 18 October 1919. War service: 4 years 57 days (of which 3 years 340 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as 809163 Francis Leopold CUMBERLAND. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Seventh |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 87 |
| Place of burial | Old Levin Cemetery |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24055549 |
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