Colonel William George Cubitt, 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 forces.
[1] 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.
In 1875 he took part in the Duffla Expedition, for which he was mentioned in despatches,[1] and in 1880 was with the Khyber line force during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
Promoted colonel in July 1883,[4] he served with the Akha Expedition in 1883–84, and in the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1886–87,[2] during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
[2] His medals, including the VC, are on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London.