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CubittJTrooperFrontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1878. Medal returnedFerreiras Horse
CubittL HSource: Medal rollsLumsden's Horse
CubittR398DriverTo England 8 Sep 1902. To Army Reserve. QSA (5) sent 15 Oct 1903.

QSA (5) CC OFS Joh DH Belf. KSA

TNA ref 156/74:313/114
Royal Engineers, Field Company, 12th
CubittR WTrooperNatal 1906 (1)
Source: Recipients of the Natal 1906 Medal
Umvoti Mounted Rifles
CubittTSource: QSA and KSA rollsBritish South Africa Police
CubittT ACaptainHe was born 9 April 1871, youngest son of Major F Astley Cubitt, of Thorpe Hall, Norwich.  He received his first commission in the Royal Artillery 13 February 1891.  He served on the Staff in West Africa in 1898, in the Expeditions to Lapai and Anam (Medal and clasp); was promoted Captain 13 February 1900; served in the Munshi Expedition, Northern Nigeria, 1900 (Despatches [London Gazette, 16 April 1901]; clasp); in Northern Nigeria, 1901, in the operations against the forces of Kontagora, and in the operations against those of Bida (Despatches [London Gazette, 18 April 1902]; Medal with clasp; Brevet of Major); in 1902 in the Bornu Expedition, Northern Nigeria, as Staff Officer in command of operations in the Bassama and Wurkum countries (Despatches [London Gazette, 24 April 1903]; clasp).  For his services in Northern Nigeria in 1903, as Staff Officer to Colonel T L W Mor-land in the Kano-Sokoto Campaign, Major Cubitt was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 31 July 1903]; received a clasp to the African Medal, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 11 September 1903]: "Thomas Astley Cubitt, Captain and Brevet Major, Royal Artillery (West African Frontier Force.  In recognition of services with the Kano-Sokoto Expedition".  He was promoted Substantive Major, Royal Artillery, 12 September 1908; was employed as Brigade Major, 3rd Cavalry Brigade, Irish Command, February 1908 to May 1911, and on 29 July 1914, was promoted Local Lieutenant Colonel on taking up an appointment in Somaliland.  He was employed in Somaliland during the Great War until 19 January 1916, becoming substantive Lieutenant Colonel 1 April 1915; was Brigade Commander of the 57th Infantry Brigade, British Armies in France, 6 April 1917 to 22 May 1918 and was Temporary Major General Commanding the 38th Division, British Armies in France, from 23 May 1918; confirmed in the rank of Major General 3 June 1919.  Major General Cubitt was given the Brevet of Colonel 1 January 1918; was created a CMG in 1916, and a CB in 1919.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book)
Royal Artillery
CubittT WSource: QSA and KSA medal rollsNew Zealand, 5th Contingent (Imperial Bushmen)
CubittW3rd battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls
Grenadier Guards
CubittWilliam99Source: Nominal roll in WO127Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry
CubittWilliam GeorgeLieutenant ColonelCUBITT, WILLIAM GEORGE, Lieutenant, was born on 19 October 1836; the son of Major William Cubitt, the Honourable East India Company's Service, and Harriet Harcourt.  He was educated privately, and entered the 13th Bengal Native Infantry in 1853.  He served in the Santhal Campaign, after which he went through the Mutiny.  He took part in the defence of the Residency, was wounded, mentioned in Despatches, and received the Medal with clasp, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for saving the lives of three men of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, during the retreat after the action of Chinhut [London Gazette, 21 June, 1850]: "William George Cubitt, Lieutenant, 13th Bengal Native Infantry.  Date of Act of Bravery: 30 June, 1857.  For having on the retreat from Chinhut, on the 30th June 1857, saved the lives of three men of the 32nd Regiment at the risk of his own".  He was promoted Captain in 1805; served in the Duffla Expedition of 1874, and was mentioned in Despatches.  In 1879 he became Lieutenant-Colonel; served in the Afghan War of 1878-80, but was invalided from Ali Musjid in the hot weather of 1880, and nearly succumbed to a very serious illness, the result of blood-poisoning, while quartered at Ali Musjid.  He was promoted to Colonel in 1883; served in the Akka Expedition of 1885 (Despatches).  Colonel Cubitt served through the Burma War of 1887, and for his services in this campaign was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 25 November 1887]; "William George Cubitt, VC, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel, Bengal Staff Corps, commanding at the Ruby Mines, Burma".  Colonel Cubitt married, in Fort William, Calcutta, Miss Charlotte Isabella Hills, daughter of James Hills of Neechindapur, Bengal, whose second son was General Sir James Hills-Johnes, VC, GCB.  Their surviving children were: Major William Martin Cubitt, born 13 June, 1864; James Edward Cubitt, born 6 October 1865; Ethel Mary (married), and Helen Anne Thomas (married); Lewis Hills Cubitt, born 20 September 1872, died 1 July 1911.  Colonel Cubitt retired from the Army in 1891.  He died at Camberley on the 23rd January 1903, and was buried at Frimley.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book)
Bengal Staff Corps
CuchtonT9465SapperQSA (4) CC OFS Tr SA02

TNA ref 155/33; 155/44
Royal Engineers, Field Company, 5th
CucksonA1st Battalion MI
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls
(Princess of Wales's Own) Yorkshire Regiment
CucksonS3rd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls
East Yorkshire Regiment
CucksonT3rd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls
East Yorkshire Regiment
CudbyCChief StokerQSA (0). Ref: 129.028.
Source: QSA medal rolls
HMS Terpsichore
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