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John Hamilton Cubbon, (1911–1997) was a

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officer.

Military career

Cubbon was commissioned into the

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in 1931. He served as adjutant of the 7th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment with the British Expeditionary Force in September 1939 at the start of the

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. He then commanded the 2/5th Battalion the

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from October 1944 to April 1945 during the Italian campaign. After the war, in 1946, he became commanding officer of

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and, in 1948, he became commanding officer of 4/6th Parachute Battalion which was re-designated as the

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later that year. He went on to be commander of 18th Infantry Brigade in Malaya in 1956 during the

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, General Officer Commanding

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in February 1960 and General Officer Commanding

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in May 1963 during the

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before retiring in June 1965. He was appointed a

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in the

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References

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