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.
Sir Cecil East | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1837 |
| Died | 14 March 1908 (aged 70) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1854–1903 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War Indian Mutiny Anglo-Zulu War Third Anglo-Burmese War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
editEast was commissioned as an ensign in the 82nd Regiment of Foot in 1854 and fought in the Crimean War.[1] He also served in the Indian Mutiny and was wounded at Cawnpore.[1] 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.[1] He went on to command several districts in India and became Governor and Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst from 1893 to 1898.[1] He was promoted to general on 27 August 1902.[2]
In retirement he lived in Fairhaven near Winchester.[1] He is buried at Kings Worthy in Hampshire.[1] He is author of a book entitled The Armed Strength of France.[3]
Family
editIn 1863 he married Jane Catharine Smith; they had a son and a daughter, Charles Conran East and Kate Florence East.[1] Then in 1875 he married Frances Elizabeth Mogg; they had one daughter.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Falkner, James; Vibart, H. M. "Cecil East". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32957. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "No. 27480". The London Gazette. 7 October 1902. p. 6347.
- ^ The Armed Strength of France by Cecil James East, ISBN 978-1-142-15953-5
Sources
edit- Vibart, Henry Meredith (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.