Cuthbert Hoare
| Cuthbert Gurney Hoare | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1883 |
| Died | 31 January 1969 (aged 86) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
British Army Indian Army Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1901–1923 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards |
Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire |
| Relations | Major-General Francis Hoare (brother) |
Brigadier-General Cuthbert Gurney Hoare CBE, CMG (21 January 1883 – 31 January 1969) was an officer of the British and Indian Army, who served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I, and as the commander of Royal Flying Corps Canada.
Hoare was the youngest of five sons of Charles Richard Gurney Hoare JP, and Rachel Georgina Bevan, of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, and was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Hoare entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, as a cadet, and after passing out was assigned to the Worcestershire Regiment with the rank of second lieutenant on 8 May 1901.
On 4 January 1902 Hoare was seconded for service with the Indian Staff Corps. He was transferred to the British Indian Army on 13 February 1903, to serve in the 39th Prince of Wales's Own Central India Horse, and on 8 May 1910 he was promoted to captain.
Hoare learned to fly, being awarded Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate No. 126 on 29 August 1911, after flying a Bristol Boxkite at the Bristol Flying School on Salisbury Plain after four weeks instruction. In June 1913 Hoare was selected for training as an instructor for the newly created Indian Flying Corps, undertaking a course at the Central Flying School at Upavon before being officially appointed a flying instructor at the Indian Central Flying School at Sitapur on 14 April 1914.
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