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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Cubitt
	First Name(s)	William George
	Year of Birth	1835
	Year of Death	1903
	Entry	Colonel : son of Major W. Cubitt of the Bengal Army: educated at Laleham : joined the 13th Bengal N.I., 1853 served in the Sonthal campaign, 1855 :in the Dafla expedition, 1874-5 : Afghan war, 1878-80 : Akha expedition, 1883-4 : Burmese expedition, 1886-7 : in the mutiny won the Victoria Cross at Chinhut on June 30, 1857, for saving the lives of three men at the risk of his own : in the defence of the Residency at Lucknow : wounded : D.S.O. for his services in Burma : retired 1892 : died Jan. 25, 1903.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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