Career
Cuthbert joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1919. After the War he was appointed Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Vengeance and then Deputy Controller at the Admiralty. He was made Flag Officer Flotillas for the Home Fleet in 1953 and Admiral commanding the Reserves in 1955 before becoming Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1956 and retiring in 1958.
He lived at Hurstbourne Tarrant in Hampshire and was a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.