Four: Captain E. W. Stubbs, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, attached Royal Air Force

1914 Star (3439 Pte., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt., R.A.F.); Italian Order of the Crown, 5th class, in gold and enamels, contained in it’s original fitted case of issue, extremely fine (4) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to the Liverpool Regiment from the Collection of Hal Giblin.

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M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916.

Italian Order of the Crown London Gazette 2 November 1918 (Liverpool Regiment).

Captain Edward Webb Stubbs accompanied the original contingent of the Liverpool Scottish to France aboard the Maidan in November 1914. He received a commission in the same battalion as a Second Lieutenant in June 1915, before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps.

The following is extracted from Royal Flying Corps Comminiques 1915-16: ‘30 November 1915: Lieutenant Cave and Lieutenant Stubbs (F.E., 6 Squadron) between Zonnebeke and Moorslede attacked an Aviatik which appeared 300 feet below them. They dived at it and at a range of 30 to 50 feet emptied one drum into it. The Aviatik dived for about 3,000 feet and was last seen descending towards Roulers. The F.E. was then attacked by a Fokker. Lieutenant Cave reserved his fire until the Fokker nose dived close in front of them and then fired half a drum at him. The hostile machine turned and attacked from the rear, firing apparently through its propellor. Turning to the left the F.E. expended another drum at 150 yards range after which the Fokker made off towards Roulers. The F.E. was hit in several places including all the cylinders of the engine neccessitating a forced landing near Poperinghe.’