{"id":642,"date":"2012-03-18T15:51:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-18T15:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/?page_id=642"},"modified":"2025-01-22T15:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:55:10","slug":"herbert-curry-mccumiskey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/herbert-curry-mccumiskey\/","title":{"rendered":"Herbert Curry McCumiskey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-642\" data-postid=\"642\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-642 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_2aa5a0d tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_f40596c first\">\n                    <!-- module box -->\n<div  class=\"module module-box tb_m89g930 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <div class=\"module-box-content ui  tb_default_color\">\n                <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\"><h2><strong>Key Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Herbert Curry McCumiskey<strong><br><\/strong><strong>DoB:<\/strong>\u00a0November 20 1891<br><strong>Regt:\u00a0<\/strong>Private 1956, 1\/4 Batt. 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L.I.<strong><br><\/strong><strong>DoD:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0November 21 1915<strong><br><\/strong><strong>Academic Career<\/strong>: CGS\u00a01906-8<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module box -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_bqa9662 last\">\n                    <!-- module gallery -->\n<div  class=\"module gallery module-gallery tb_w9je740 layout-slider  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                <div class=\"themify_builder_slider_vertical tf_rel\">\n                <div class=\"tf_swiper-container tf_carousel themify_builder_slider tf_rel tf_overflow\"\n              data-lazy=\"1\"                data-pager=\"1\"\n                data-speed=\"2.4\"\n                data-slider_nav=\"1\"\n                data-wrapvar=\"1\"\n                data-height=\"variable\"\n                                    data-effect=\"scroll\"\n                                        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                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module gallery -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_a656d4a tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_df2813e first\">\n                    <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_9efbb4a \" data-behavior=\"accordion\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <h3 class=\"module-title\">Biographical Information<\/h3>\n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li class=\"builder-accordion-active\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9efbb4a-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9efbb4a-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                                                            Family Background                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9efbb4a-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-9efbb4a-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"accordion-content tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_epkv213\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_898h213 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p0b8213   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Herbert was the youngest son of Patrick McCumiskey, from Dromintee in Ireland, and Charlotte Hudson of Carlisle; they were married in 1873. Patrick was shown in various censuses as a marine store dealer, with premises on Collier Lane. The 1882 Cumberland Directory describes the business as \u201c<em>wholesale and retail dealers in rags, ropes, scrap iron and all kinds of old metals, skins and glass bottles<\/em>\u201c. In 1909 they moved to the Crown Works on Crown Street, the big five storey building which was until recently Carlisle Glass, and before that William Coulthard &amp; Co. They must have done well, as there is a record of Herbert going to Canada in 1912 on a business trip; possibly to do with the skins (ie furs) they dealt in. His brother Arthur also went to New York the following year on a similar visit. Before the war however, Herbert was working as a bank clerk in the London Joint City and Midland Bank, Carlisle. There were eight children in the family, five boys and three girls. A boy and two girls died in infancy. Their mother Charlotte died in 1908. Herbert\u2019s brother Arthur died in 1921 at the age of 40 of meningitis, and in 1923, the eldest son George Patrick McCumiskey, died. George had also attended Carlisle Grammar School and had also joined the Border Regiment. He had come back from the war with shell shock and never recovered. The family business was finished as a consequence, and the Crown Works were sold to Coulthards in 1924. His war medals went to Perth Australia with his grandson John Alexander but were sold at auction in Sydney in 2009. Patrick died in 1929.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9efbb4a-1\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9efbb4a-1-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Academic Record                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9efbb4a-1-content\" data-id=\"acc-9efbb4a-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_t9zs213\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_hfr3213 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eojr213   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attended CGS 1906-8<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9efbb4a-2\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9efbb4a-2-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            War Service                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9efbb4a-2-content\" data-id=\"acc-9efbb4a-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_bkdi213\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_4e8v213 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hrr3213   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Herbert died in 1915, (the day after his birthday), of beri-beri and jaundice, whilst in Mesopotamia (now modern day Iraq).\u00a0 Although his exact grave is unknown, he is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, his Bank\u2019s memorial in Canary Wharf, London and also in Carlisle Cemetery. The Basra Memorial was moved by Saddam Hussein in 1997 to a site 32km north of Basra.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9efbb4a-3\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9efbb4a-3-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Battalion                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9efbb4a-3-content\" data-id=\"acc-9efbb4a-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_v5ex213\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_jcs4213 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3d24213   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 1\/4thCumberland and Westmorland Battalion<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>arrived in India in December 1914. In August 1915, a detachment under Lt Wilson was sent to Mesopotamia for service. Herbert was part of this small detachment that transferred to the Persian Gulf.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9efbb4a-4\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9efbb4a-4-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Other                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9efbb4a-4-content\" data-id=\"acc-9efbb4a-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_x3e5213\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_mqym213 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6jg7213   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Memorial Service was held for Herbert at Carlisle\u2019s Lowther Street\u2019s Congregational Church. The Rev. Edward Booth said that Private McCumiskey \u201c<em>no complaint was ever penned, and never did he wince. Bravely did he endure, bravely did he face the foe, and bravely did he die<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Football fans may be interested to know that Herbert\u2019s brother Arthur was one of the first shareholders in Carlisle United. The eldest brother George Patrick signed the certificate as secretary, and he also acted as one of the first managers, although he does not get credit for this in the official history of the club.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9efbb4a-5\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9efbb4a-5-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Sources                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9efbb4a-5-content\" data-id=\"acc-9efbb4a-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_y0o2213\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_aenr213 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vguy213   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carlisle School Memorial Register 1264-1924<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Census: 1901 RG13\/4867<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Commonwealth War Graves Commission<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ellis Island records<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Andrew McCumiskey, Great Great Nephew<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Cumberland News November 27 1915 and December 11 1915\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Key Information Name:\u00a0Herbert Curry McCumiskey DoB:\u00a0November 20 1891 Regt:\u00a0Private 1956, 1\/4 Batt. 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