Macpela (Sion) Cemetery, St John, Jersey

Son of John George & Louisa Esther Cudlipp (nee Romeril) of The Limes, Mont a l'Abbe, Jersey. Fiance of E L Vibert

Died of Pulmonary tuberculosis, aged 28 years

Commemorated on St Peter's Parish Memorial, Jersey
and on St John's Congregational Church Memorial, Jersey

Notice of Death appears in Jersey Evening Post of Wednesday 4 June 1919

1890 July 31st	Herbert Henry was born at Prospect Farm St. Peter, the 7th child and 3rd son of John George Cudlipp and Louisa, née Romeril. (eldest son John died in 1899, aged 13)
1890 September 14	Baptised possibly at Philadelphie methodist at St. Peter. Went to church in morning (father) and chapel in the afternoon (mother) Went to St. Peter's school.
1901	Moved to The Limes, Mont à l'abbé. Probably moved to St Marks school. Very clever, wanted to be a dentist. Was a good singer. Went to St. John's Congregational church, sang in choir,
1907	Attended sister (Louisa) Lulu's wedding to Harold White
1912	Visited by cousin Joseph from America (diary?
Before the war – met at church and was engaged to Laura Vibert from the Lindens
War Record?
1915	Enlisted as Gunner Herbert Henry Cudlipp 183549 of the 38th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, British Expeditionary Force in France
During war he was a runner because fluent in French and English, took messages between lines
1918 June	In hospital with gas poisoning?
1918 July	Photograph sent home with group photo, thanking sisters for book which had been forwarded from hospital.
1918 December	Card and letter sent home with a Christmas letter

In 1919 he returned home exhausted physically and mentally, suffering from mustard gas. Was sent vraicking (gathering seaweed), and contracted pleurisy

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Gunner Herbert Henry Cudlipp
38th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
04/06/1919

(Photograph courtesy of Daniel Benest)

Commonwealth War Graves Commision Certificate

Herbert is listed in The States of Jersey Military Roll of Honour, is recorded in St. Peter's church roll of honour and at St. John's congregational church.

His sister Florrie had to change her wedding plans for a large Jersey wedding and marry quietly in Reading.
Herbert’s fiancée, Laura, later became Mrs. Queree . She had a stepson but no children of her own.