Alexander Cobbe

General

Sir Alexander Cobbe, VC, GCB, KCSI, DSO
Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Cobbe in Iraq, late 1917
Born(1870-06-06)6 June 1870
Nainital, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died29 June 1931(1931-06-29) (aged 61)
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army (1889–94)
British Indian Army (1894–31)
Years of service1889–1931
RankGeneral
Commands heldNorthern Command, India
III Indian Corps
1st (Central Africa) Battalion, King's African Rifles
Central Africa Regiment
Battles/warsChitral Expedition
War of the Golden Stool
Somaliland campaign
First World War
AwardsVictoria 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 Cobbe VC 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.