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Name: COBBE, Alexander Stanhope VC, GCB, KCSI (Lieut.-Col.), Sir
Birth Date: 5 June 1870 Naini Tal, Bengal
Death Date: 29 June 1931 Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire
First Date: 1902
Profession: 1902 - commander of 1 KAR. Campaign against the Mad Mullah - 1900. Awarded the VC after the battle of Erego in 1902 In command of 275 rifles of 1 KAR at Battle of Jidbali 10.1.1904
Married: In Sharnbrook 1 Oct 1910 Winifred Ada Bowen b. 26 Mar 1886 Buenos Aires, d. 11 Aug 1956 Wittersham, Ashford, Kent
Children: Winifred Alice (11 July 1912-1978); Anne Philippa (7 Aug 1920-1971); Alexander William Locke (1919- 8 Sep 1940 in RAF's Battle of Britain)
Book Reference: Moyse, Wikipedia
School: Wellington, RMC Sandhurst
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1902 KAR Somaliland Campaign