Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Cobbe in Iraq, late 1917
Born
(1870-06-06)6 June 1870 Naini Tal, British India
Died
29 June 1931(1931-06-29) (aged 61)
Buried
Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army (1889–94) British Indian Army (1894–31)
Years of service
1889–1931
Rank
General
Commands held
Northern Command, India III Indian Corps 1st (Central Africa) Battalion, King's African Rifles Central Africa Regiment
Battles/wars
Chitral Expedition War of the Golden Stool Somaliland campaign First World War
Awards
Victoria Cross Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in dispatches (17) Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy)
General Sir Alexander Stanhope CobbeVC GCB KCSI DSO (6 June 1870 – 29 June 1931) was a senior British Indian Army officer 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 forces.
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campaign, "borders were ignored by both British and Somali." Lt-Col. AlexanderCobbe of 1st (Central Africa) Battalion, King's African Rifles, was awarded...
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1917–1920 Lieutenant-General Sir AlexanderCobbe, 1920–1926 Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob, 1926–1930 General Sir AlexanderCobbe, 1930–1931 Major-General Sydney...
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India 1928–1930 Succeeded by Sir Norman MacMullen Preceded by Sir AlexanderCobbe GOC-in-C, Northern Command, India 1930–1934 Succeeded by Sir Kenneth...
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