Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Baronet, (15 August 1867 – 1 October 1919) was an

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first-class

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er and

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officer. The son of Sir Charles Cuyler, he was born in August 1867 at

Almondsbury, Gloucestershire Almondsbury () is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England, and a civil parish which also includes the villages of Hortham, Gaunt's Earthcott, Over, Easter Compton, Compton Greenfield, Hallen and ...

and was educated at

Clifton College ''The spirit nourishes within'' , established = 160 years ago , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent boarding and day school , religion = Christian , president = , head_label = Head of College , head ...

. His father passed away during his final year at Clifton, with Cuyler succeeding him as the 4th Baronet of the

Cuyler baronets The Cuyler Baronetcy, of St John's Lodge in Welwyn in the County of Hertford, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 October 1814 for General Cornelius Cuyler. The title became extinct on the death of the fif ...

in August 1885. From Clifton he went up to the

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where he graduated into the

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as a

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in September 1887. He was promoted to

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in January 1890, with promotion to

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coming in January 1895. Cuyler also played

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in 1895 for the

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(MCC) at

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against

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. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in both MCC innings' without scoring by

Ernest Ensor Ernest Ensor (17 December 1870 – 13 August 1929) was an English-born Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, against I Zingari in August 1896. In 1895, he pla ...

and

Robert Gwynn Robert Malcolm Gwynn (26 April 1877 – 25 June 1962) was a Church of Ireland clergyman and academic whose entire working life was spent at Trinity College Dublin. In his youth he was also an outstanding cricketer. Several of Robin Gwynn' ...

respectively. He became an instructor at Sandhurst in August 1897, a post he held until January 1903. He was seconded for service as an

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of volunteers in January 1904. He retired from active service in September 1907, by which time he held the rank of

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. Cuyler was recommissioned during the

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, gaining the temporary rank of

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while commanding a depot. He was made an

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in the

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for services commanding the 43rd Regimental District Recruiting Area. Cuyler died suddenly without issue at

Shotover Park Shotover Park (also called Shotover House) is an 18th-century country house and park near Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England. The house, garden and parkland are Grade I-listed with English Heritage, and 18 additional structures on the property are al ...

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in October 1919.Deaths. ''

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''. 11 October 1919. p. 26 He was succeeded as the 5th Baronet by his brother Sir George Cuyler.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuyler, Charles 1867 births 1919 deaths People from Almondsbury People educated at Clifton College Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry officers Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers British Army personnel of World War I Officers of the Order of the British Empire Cuyler family Cricketers from Gloucestershire