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{{Short description|British army officer and Victoria Cross recipient}} | |||
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|allegiance= United Kingdom | |allegiance= United Kingdom | ||
|branch= [[Bengal Army]]<br/>[[British Indian Army]] | |branch= [[Bengal Army]]<br/>[[British Indian Army]] | ||
|serviceyears= | |serviceyears= 1853–1892 | ||
|rank= [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] | |rank= [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] | ||
|unit= | |unit= | ||
|commands= | |commands= | ||
|battles= [[Santhal rebellion]]<br/>[[Indian Mutiny]]<br/>[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]<br/>[[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] | |battles= [[Santhal rebellion]]<br/>[[Indian Mutiny]]<br/>[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]<br/>[[Akha Expedition]]<br/>[[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] | ||
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]] (2) | |awards= [[Victoria Cross]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]] (2) | ||
|relations= [[James Hills-Johnes|Sir James Hills-Johnes]] VC (brother-in-law)<br/>[[Lewis Pugh Evans]] VC (nephew) | |relations= [[James Hills-Johnes|Sir James Hills-Johnes]] VC (brother-in-law)<br/>[[Lewis Pugh Evans]] VC (nephew) | ||
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[[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] '''William George Cubitt''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|VC|DSO}} (19 October 1835 – 25 | [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] '''William George Cubitt''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|VC|DSO}} (19 October 1835 – 25 January 1903) was a senior officer in the [[British Indian Army]] and a recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
Cubitt was | Cubitt was born in Calcutta, the son of an [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] officer. After an education in England, Cubitt entered the Indian Army as an [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]] in the [[13th Bengal Native Infantry]], [[Bengal Army]], on 26 July 1853.<ref name=odnb>{{cite web|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32657 |title=Cubitt, William George|last1=Vibart |first1=H.M. |last2=Lunt |first2=James|year=2004 |publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|access-date=10 September 2021|isbn=019861411X}}</ref> | ||
Cubitt was | Cubitt was 21 years old, and a [[lieutenant]] in the [[13th Bengal Native Infantry]] when, during the [[Indian Mutiny]], the following deed took place at the [[siege of Lucknow]], for which he was awarded the VC. | ||
{{quote|For having on the retreat from [[Battle of Chinhat|Chinhut]], on the 30th of June, 1857, saved the lives of three men of the 32nd Regiment, at the risk of his own.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22278||page=2420|date=21 June 1859}}</ref>}} | |||
After the Indian Mutiny, Cubitt continued to serve with the Indian Army and, in 1880, was with the [[Khyber Pass|Khyber]] line force during the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. Promoted [[colonel]] in July 1883,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25272|page=4675|date=25 September 1883}}</ref> he served with the [[Akha Expedition]] in 1883–84, and in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] in 1886–87,<ref name=odnb/> during which he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25761|page=6374|date=25 November 1887}}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1892 he was in command of the 43rd Gurkhas (later the [[8th Gorkha Rifles|8th Gurkha Rifles]]).<ref name=odnb/> | |||
His medals, including the VC, are on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/vvashim2.htm | title=Lord Ashcroft VC collection |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Cubitt died on 25 | In 1863 Cubitt married Charlotte Isabella Hills, sister of Lieutenant-General Sir [[James Hills-Johnes]] VC. They had three sons and two daughters.<ref name=odnb/> | ||
On retirement, Cubitt lived in [[Camberley]], Surrey. He died on 25 January 1903, aged 67, and was buried in St. Peter's Churchyard, [[Frimley]], Surrey.<ref name=odnb/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||