This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who served in, and survived, The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread. Gareth Cumberlege, Barry Stephenson OBE played for England Internationals: 8 : 1920 W- I+ S+ ; 1921 W+ I+ (1c) S+ F+ ; 1922 W- Barry Cumberlege was born on 5 June 1891, in Newcastle upon Tyne Played as a Fullback for: Durham School, Cambridge University (Blue 1910-1913), Blackheath, Barbarians, Northumberland, Mother Country Profession: Lloyd’s underwriter- retired 1957. War service: Army Service Corps with the 3rd Cavalry Division, later a Major with the NZ Division. Twice Mentioned in Despatches. OBE (Mil) 1918. He served overseas from October 1914 to February 1919. Remarks: He declined an invitation to tour South Africa with the Great Britain team in 1910 as he was still at school. Played for Cambridge University (0-24) v the 1912-1913 Springboks. He played six times for Mother Country in the 1919 King’s Cup competition. Played for Barbarians: v Leicester (6-8) in 1920; v Penarth (8-6) v Swansea (0-0) v Newport (6-15) in 1922; v Penarth (19-5) in 1923. Refereed 16 internationals 1926-1934. Cricket for Cambridge University, Durham, Northumberland, Kent County Cricket Club. Served 1939-1945 Royal Observer Corps. He died on 22 September 1970, in Folkestone
Heres some bits and pieces ..... Barry Stephenson Cumberlege - 2nd Lieutenant - Temporary Captain Army Service Corps THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS. The undermentioned to be Second Lieutenant (on probation) Barry Stephenson Cumberlege. Dated 7th September, 1914. THE LONDON GAZETTE, 8 SEPTEMBER. 1914 These are his brothers ........ Rutland Cumberlege Full name - Rutland Farrington Cumberlege Teams - Northumberland (Minor Counties Championship: 1896-1897) Minor Counties Championship Northumberland (1896-1897) Durham (1899-1902) Miscellaneous - Durham (1899) Royston Cumberlege Full name - Royston Cecil Cumberlege Teams - Durham (Minor Counties Championship: 1902-1907) Minor Counties Championship Durham (1902-1907) Northumberland (1910) Miscellaneous - Durham Colts (1901) Durham (1904-1910) His Dad played cricket too ! Charles Cumberlege Full name - Charles Farrington Cumberlege Born - 29th July 1851, Kurreebee, India Died - 12th February 1929, Ealing Common, Middlesex, England Batting - Right-hand batsman Teams - Surrey (Main FC: 1872) Miscellaneous - Gentlemen of Scotland (1870) Northumberland (pre county club) (1875-1881) Newcastle upon Tyne (1878-1881) Sunderland (1878) Chiswick and Turnham Green (1879) Surrey Club and Ground (1882) Northumberland (1884-1892) Gentlemen of Northumberland (1884) CricketArchive Oracles Obituary of Charles Cumberlege CUMBERLEDGE, MR. CHARLES FARRINGTON, born at Karachi, in India, on July 29, 1851, died on February 12 1929 aged 77. A good batsman, he played for three counties - Wiltshire, Surrey and Northumberland. He was father of Mr. B. S. Cumberlege. Heres a * snippet ! http://books.google.com/books?id=df...=4#v=onepage&q=Barry Cumberlege rugby&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=lm...10#v=onepage&q=Barry Cumberlege rugby&f=false Barry Cumberlege England Full name - Barry Stephenson Cumberlege Born - June 5, 1891, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Died - September 22, 1970, Sandgate, Folkestone (aged 79 years 109 days) Major teams - England Position - Fullback Barry Cumberlege England Full name - Barry Stephenson Cumberlege Born - June 5, 1891, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland Died - September 22, 1970, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent (aged 79 years 109 days) Major teams - Cambridge University, Kent Batting style - Right-hand bat Barry S. Cumberlege, O.B.E., B.A. Cantab (1891-1970) played cricket for Cambridge University, Durham, Northumberland and Kent. http://www.durhamschool.co.uk/old-bowites.asp Obituary of Barry Stephenson Cumberlege CUMBERLEGE, BARRY STEPHENSON, who died on September 22, aged 79, was in the Durham School XI before going up to Cambridge, where he got his Blue in 1913. He played for Durham and Northumberland, and for Kent in 1923 and 1924 he scored 288 runs in nine innings, his highest score being 76 against Essex at Leyton. His chief claim to fame was as a Rugby footballer. In the XV at School, he got his Blue as a Freshman in 1910 and held his place at scrum-half for the next three years, the last as captain. After the First World War he became full-back for Blackheath and in that position he appeared for England in eight International matches between 1920 and 1922. He was later a noted referee.
