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Cuthbert Fuller

1874 – 1960

British general

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About Cuthbert Fuller

Lived 1874 – 1960 (aged 85–86). Cuthbert Fuller was a British engineer.

Major-General Cuthbert Graham Fuller, (15 October 1874 – 15 May 1960 ) was a Royal Engineers officer.

Military career Fuller was born in to Belfast, Ireland, to George Fuller and Antoinette Cumming. He was educated at Beaumont College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 25 July 1893, and promoted to lieutenant on 25 July 1896.

He served in South Africa during the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902, and was mentioned in despatches. On 1 January 1902 he appointed a Deputy Assistant Director of Railways stationed in Transvaal.

By 1914, Fuller was a major. He served in Gallipoli, Egypt, and France during the First World War, earning the brevets of lieutenant colonel and colonel.

He became commander of the 130th Infantry Brigade in 1923, commander of the Canal Brigade in Egypt in 1925. He was promoted to major general on 16 April 1928 and relinquished this appointment on 28 July and was placed on half-pay. He was then Major-General in charge of administration at Eastern Command on 23 April 1929. He became General Officer Commanding, 48th (South Midland) Division, Territorial Army in June 1931 before retiring from the army in June 1935.

Personal life In 1912, Fuller married Princess Sophia Vladimirovna, daughter of Prince Vladimir Shahoffsky.

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Important facts

Born
1874
Birth century
Died
1960
Occupation
Education
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Awards
Distinguished Service Order; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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British general

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Cuthbert Fuller was born in 1874.

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Cuthbert Fuller died in 1960.

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Cuthbert Fuller was an engineer.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cuthbert Fuller

· Wikidata: Q5196781

· DBpedia: Cuthbert Fuller

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