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Cecil East

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Service/branch
  
British Army

Awards
  
Order of the Bath

Years of service
  
1854-1903

Rank
  
General officer

Name
  
Cecil East

Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Died
  
March 14, 1908


Born
  
10 July 1837 (
1837-07-10
)

Commands held
  
Royal Military College Sandhurst

Battles/wars
  
Crimean War Indian Mutiny Anglo-Zulu War Third Anglo-Burmese War

Battles and wars
  
Crimean War, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Anglo-Zulu War, Third Anglo-Burmese War

General Sir Cecil James East KCB (10 July 1837 – 14 March 1908) was a British Army officer who became Governor and Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

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Military career

East was commissioned as an ensign in the 82nd Regiment of Foot in 1854 and fought in the Crimean War. He also served in the Indian Mutiny and was wounded at Cawnpore. He transferred to the 41st Regiment of Foot and served as Assistant Quartermaster-General on the Lushai expedition in 1871 before being appointed Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster-General during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and then becoming Commander of the 1st Division during the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1885. He went on to command several districts in India and became Governor and Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1893 before retiring in 1903.

In retirement he lived in Fairhaven near Winchester. He is buried at Kings Worthy in Hampshire. He is author of a book entitled The Armed Strength of France.

Family

In 1863 he married Jane Catharine Smith; they had a son and a daughter, Charles Conran East and Kate Florence East. Then in 1875 he married Frances Elizabeth Mogg; they had one daughter.

References

Cecil East Wikipedia