Alexander Cobbe

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General Sir Alexander Stanhope Cobbe VC GCB KCSI DSO (June 6, 1870 - June 29, 1931) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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He was 32 years old, and a lieutenant colonel in the Indian Army, attached to King's African Rifles during the Second Somaliland Expedition when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 6 October 1902 at Erego, Somaliland (now Somalia), when some of the companies had retired, Lieutenant Colonel Cobbe was left by himself with a Maxim gun. Without assistance he brought in the Maxim and used it most effectively at a critical time in the engagement. He then went out under very hot fire from the enemy and succeeded in bringing in a wounded orderly.

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He later achieved the rank of general.

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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the South Wales Borderers Museum (Brecon, Powys, Wales).

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This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission.