Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Baronet

Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Baronet OBE (15 August 1867 – 1 October 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Baronet
Personal information
Full nameCharles Cuyler
Born15 August 1867
Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Died1 October 1919(1919-10-01) (aged 52)
Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2020

The son of Sir Charles Cuyler,[1] he was born in August 1867 at Almondsbury, Gloucestershire and was educated at Clifton College.[2] His father passed away during his final year at Clifton, with Cuyler succeeding him as the 4th Baronet of the Cuyler baronets in August 1885.[1] From Clifton he went up to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst where he graduated into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in September 1887.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant in January 1890,[4] with promotion to captain coming in January 1895.[5]

Cuyler also played first-class cricket in 1895 for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Dublin against Dublin University.[6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in both MCC innings' without scoring by Ernest Ensor and Robert Gwynn respectively.[7] He became an instructor at Sandhurst in August 1897,[8] a post he held until January 1903.[9] He was seconded for service as an adjutant of volunteers in January 1904.[10] He retired from active service in September 1907, by which time he held the rank of major.[11]

Cuyler was recommissioned during the First World War, gaining the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel while commanding a depot.[12] He was made an OBE in the 1918 New Year Honours for services commanding the 43rd Regimental District Recruiting Area.[13] Cuyler died suddenly without issue at Shotover Park in Oxfordshire in October 1919.[14] He was succeeded as the 5th Baronet by his brother Sir George Cuyler.[1]

References
  1. "Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Bt". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. Oakeley, E. M. (1897). Clifton College Annals and Register, 1860–1897. J. W. Arrowsmith. p. 248.
  3. "No. 25738". The London Gazette. 13 September 1887. p. 4945.
  4. "No. 26026". The London Gazette. 25 February 1890. p. 1046.
  5. "No. 26587". The London Gazette. 8 January 1895. p. 156.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Cuyler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. "Dublin University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1895". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. "No. 26889". The London Gazette. 7 September 1897. p. 4996.
  9. "No. 27534". The London Gazette. 13 March 1903. p. 1695.
  10. "No. 27642". The London Gazette. 5 February 1904. p. 781.
  11. "No. 28060". The London Gazette. 17 September 1907. p. 6291.
  12. "No. 29018". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 December 1914. p. 11040.
  13. "No. 30460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 January 1918. p. 377.
  14. Deaths. The Gentlewoman. 11 October 1919. p. 26
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Charles Cuyler		 Baronet
(of St John's Lodge)
1885–1919		 Succeeded by
Sir George Cuyler
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