He was an aerial observer and flying ace in the First World War. In conjunction with his pilots, he was credited with 21 aerial victories.
Captain Francis Richard Cubbon, MC and Bar, 72nd Punjabis, Indian Army. He was the son of Captain Richard Percy Cubbon, MBE, Supply and Transport Officer, Indian Army, and Mary Selina Cubbon. Baptised on 29 Dec 1892 in St Mary's Church, Poona, Bombay (now Maharashtra), India. He was educated at Alleyn's School and Dulwich College, London (1907-1910). Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Indian Army (unattached list) as a 2nd Lieutenant on 6 Sep 1911. He spent his probationary year with the York and Lancaster Regiment in Karachi, India. He was posted to the 72nd Punjabis on 1 Dec 1912. Promoted to Lieutenant on 6 Dec 1913 and to Captain on 6 Sep 1915. The Regiment was stationed in Peshawar, India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) when WW1 started. The regiment remained in India on internal security duties until Feb 1918 when they were deployed to Egypt and later fought in Palestine. Captain Cubbon had been invalided home in Nov 1915. On recovery he volunteered for flight duty and was accepted as an observer on 25 Mar 1917. He was posted to 20 Squadron RFC as an observer in Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2s. He scored two victories on 24 Apr 1917 with Lieutenant R E Johnson in F.E.2 number A6392. He then flew with Captain Frederick Thayre for the next six weeks and claimed some nineteen victories. He was twice awarded the Military Cross in 1917:
London Gazette 18 Jul 1917. Capt. Francis Richard Cubbon, M.C., Ind. A., attd. R.F.C.
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When acting as an observer on an offensive patrol, he displayed great skill and courage against superior numbers of the •enemy. Throughout the action he backed up his pilot with a remarkable display of marksmanship"
London Gazette 18 Jul 1917. Capt. Francis Richard Cubbon. I.A., attd. R.F.C.
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has shown great pluck and determination when acting as observer, on several occasions displaying fine marksmanship and coolness against superior numbers of the enemy"
On 9 Jun 1917, two days after scoring their final victory together, Captains Cubbon and Thayre attacked an Albatros two-seater and sent it down in a smoking nose dive. They were then killed in action by a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire from K Flak Battery 60 near Warneton, France. A German message drop confirmed their deaths to the British authorities, but their graves remain undiscovered. He is commemorated on the
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
He is also commemorated on the Dulwich College WW1 memorial at Dulwich College, College Road, Dulwich, London (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/111134/), on the Dulwich College Roll of Honour (see: https://dulwichcollege1914-18.co.uk/fallen/cubbon-fr/), on his parents grave in
Morden Cemetery, Morden, London Borough of Merton, Greater London, England.
Cenotaph here
and on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
Captain Francis Richard Cubbon, MC and Bar, 72nd Punjabis, Indian Army. He was the son of Captain Richard Percy Cubbon, MBE, Supply and Transport Officer, Indian Army, and Mary Selina Cubbon. Baptised on 29 Dec 1892 in St Mary's Church, Poona, Bombay (now Maharashtra), India. He was educated at Alleyn's School and Dulwich College, London (1907-1910). Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Indian Army (unattached list) as a 2nd Lieutenant on 6 Sep 1911. He spent his probationary year with the York and Lancaster Regiment in Karachi, India. He was posted to the 72nd Punjabis on 1 Dec 1912. Promoted to Lieutenant on 6 Dec 1913 and to Captain on 6 Sep 1915. The Regiment was stationed in Peshawar, India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) when WW1 started. The regiment remained in India on internal security duties until Feb 1918 when they were deployed to Egypt and later fought in Palestine. Captain Cubbon had been invalided home in Nov 1915. On recovery he volunteered for flight duty and was accepted as an observer on 25 Mar 1917. He was posted to 20 Squadron RFC as an observer in Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2s. He scored two victories on 24 Apr 1917 with Lieutenant R E Johnson in F.E.2 number A6392. He then flew with Captain Frederick Thayre for the next six weeks and claimed some nineteen victories. He was twice awarded the Military Cross in 1917:
London Gazette 18 Jul 1917. Capt. Francis Richard Cubbon, M.C., Ind. A., attd. R.F.C.
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When acting as an observer on an offensive patrol, he displayed great skill and courage against superior numbers of the •enemy. Throughout the action he backed up his pilot with a remarkable display of marksmanship"
London Gazette 18 Jul 1917. Capt. Francis Richard Cubbon. I.A., attd. R.F.C.
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has shown great pluck and determination when acting as observer, on several occasions displaying fine marksmanship and coolness against superior numbers of the enemy"
On 9 Jun 1917, two days after scoring their final victory together, Captains Cubbon and Thayre attacked an Albatros two-seater and sent it down in a smoking nose dive. They were then killed in action by a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire from K Flak Battery 60 near Warneton, France. A German message drop confirmed their deaths to the British authorities, but their graves remain undiscovered. He is commemorated on the
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
He is also commemorated on the Dulwich College WW1 memorial at Dulwich College, College Road, Dulwich, London (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/111134/), on the Dulwich College Roll of Honour (see: https://dulwichcollege1914-18.co.uk/fallen/cubbon-fr/), on his parents grave in
Morden Cemetery, Morden, London Borough of Merton, Greater London, England.
Cenotaph here
and on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
He was an aerial observer and flying ace in the First World War. In conjunction with his pilots, he was credited with 21 aerial victories.
Captain Francis Richard Cubbon, MC and Bar, 72nd Punjabis, Indian Army. He was the son of Captain Richard Percy Cubbon, MBE, Supply and Transport Officer, Indian Army, and Mary Selina Cubbon. Baptised on 29 Dec 1892 in St Mary's Church, Poona, Bombay (now Maharashtra), India. He was educated at Alleyn's School and Dulwich College, London (1907-1910). Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Indian Army (unattached list) as a 2nd Lieutenant on 6 Sep 1911. He spent his probationary year with the York and Lancaster Regiment in Karachi, India. He was posted to the 72nd Punjabis on 1 Dec 1912. Promoted to Lieutenant on 6 Dec 1913 and to Captain on 6 Sep 1915. The Regiment was stationed in Peshawar, India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) when WW1 started. The regiment remained in India on internal security duties until Feb 1918 when they were deployed to Egypt and later fought in Palestine. Captain Cubbon had been invalided home in Nov 1915. On recovery he volunteered for flight duty and was accepted as an observer on 25 Mar 1917. He was posted to 20 Squadron RFC as an observer in Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2s. He scored two victories on 24 Apr 1917 with Lieutenant R E Johnson in F.E.2 number A6392. He then flew with Captain Frederick Thayre for the next six weeks and claimed some nineteen victories. He was twice awarded the Military Cross in 1917:
London Gazette 18 Jul 1917. Capt. Francis Richard Cubbon, M.C., Ind. A., attd. R.F.C.
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When acting as an observer on an offensive patrol, he displayed great skill and courage against superior numbers of the •enemy. Throughout the action he backed up his pilot with a remarkable display of marksmanship"
London Gazette 18 Jul 1917. Capt. Francis Richard Cubbon. I.A., attd. R.F.C.
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has shown great pluck and determination when acting as observer, on several occasions displaying fine marksmanship and coolness against superior numbers of the enemy"
On 9 Jun 1917, two days after scoring their final victory together, Captains Cubbon and Thayre attacked an Albatros two-seater and sent it down in a smoking nose dive. They were then killed in action by a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire from K Flak Battery 60 near Warneton, France. A German message drop confirmed their deaths to the British authorities, but their graves remain undiscovered. He is commemorated on the
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
He is also commemorated on the Dulwich College WW1 memorial at Dulwich College, College Road, Dulwich, London (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/111134/), on the Dulwich College Roll of Honour (see: https://dulwichcollege1914-18.co.uk/fallen/cubbon-fr/), on his parents grave in
Morden Cemetery, Morden, London Borough of Merton, Greater London, England.
Cenotaph here
and on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
Captain Francis Richard Cubbon, MC and Bar, 72nd Punjabis, Indian Army. He was the son of Captain Richard Percy Cubbon, MBE, Supply and Transport Officer, Indian Army, and Mary Selina Cubbon. Baptised on 29 Dec 1892 in St Mary's Church, Poona, Bombay (now Maharashtra), India. He was educated at Alleyn's School and Dulwich College, London (1907-1910). Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Indian Army (unattached list) as a 2nd Lieutenant on 6 Sep 1911. He spent his probationary year with the York and Lancaster Regiment in Karachi, India. He was posted to the 72nd Punjabis on 1 Dec 1912. Promoted to Lieutenant on 6 Dec 1913 and to Captain on 6 Sep 1915. The Regiment was stationed in Peshawar, India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) when WW1 started. The regiment remained in India on internal security duties until Feb 1918 when they were deployed to Egypt and later fought in Palestine. Captain Cubbon had been invalided home in Nov 1915. On recovery he volunteered for flight duty and was accepted as an observer on 25 Mar 1917. He was posted to 20 Squadron RFC as an observer in Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2s. He scored two victories on 24 Apr 1917 with Lieutenant R E Johnson in F.E.2 number A6392. He then flew with Captain Frederick Thayre for the next six weeks and claimed some nineteen victories. He was twice awarded the Military Cross in 1917:
London Gazette 18 Jul 1917. Capt. Francis Richard Cubbon, M.C., Ind. A., attd. R.F.C.
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When acting as an observer on an offensive patrol, he displayed great skill and courage against superior numbers of the •enemy. Throughout the action he backed up his pilot with a remarkable display of marksmanship"
London Gazette 18 Jul 1917. Capt. Francis Richard Cubbon. I.A., attd. R.F.C.
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has shown great pluck and determination when acting as observer, on several occasions displaying fine marksmanship and coolness against superior numbers of the enemy"
On 9 Jun 1917, two days after scoring their final victory together, Captains Cubbon and Thayre attacked an Albatros two-seater and sent it down in a smoking nose dive. They were then killed in action by a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire from K Flak Battery 60 near Warneton, France. A German message drop confirmed their deaths to the British authorities, but their graves remain undiscovered. He is commemorated on the
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
He is also commemorated on the Dulwich College WW1 memorial at Dulwich College, College Road, Dulwich, London (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/111134/), on the Dulwich College Roll of Honour (see: https://dulwichcollege1914-18.co.uk/fallen/cubbon-fr/), on his parents grave in
Morden Cemetery, Morden, London Borough of Merton, Greater London, England.
Cenotaph here
and on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
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