Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Lieut. M. H. Lubbock, R.N., H.M.S. Barracouta) officially engraved naming, edge bruise and light contact marks, otherwise good very fine

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals.

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262 medals to this ship.

Montagu Lubbock was born in Brompton, Middlesex, on 11 May 1876 and entered the service as a Cadet aboard the Training Ship BRITANNIA 15 January 1890 when aged 13 years. He gained 7 month's seniority on passing out of BRITANNIA, joined his first ship H.M.S. SANS PAREIL (February 1892) and transferred to COLOSSUS (March 1892). He was promoted to Midshipman on 15 June 1892 and next served aboard NILE (June 1893), CALYPSO (September 1894), and EMPRESS OF INDIA (October 1895). In the latter ship he was promoted to Acting Sub Lieutenant on 15 December 1895 and conformed in the rank on 15 June 1896. He joined TRIBUNE (July 1896) but on 10 July he was Court Martialled for being drunk in the Dockyard at Portsmouth, sentenced to forfeit six month's seniority and severely reprimanded. He next served aboard BONAVENTURE (October 1896), was promoted to Lieutenant on 31 December 1898, and joined AUSTRALIA (March 1899) and BARRACOUTA (August 1899). Service in the latter vessel off the South African coast earned him the Queen's South Africa Medal without clasp. He served next aboard ABYSSINIA ‘for HIGHFLYER’ (July 1902). At around this period his health began to rapidly deteriorate. Sick leave was followed by admission to hospital. On 11 July 1904 he was placed on the Retired List, physically unfit for further service. He had incurred their Lordship's displeasure for the unsatisfactory explanation regarding reasons for not reporting himself for survey on 8 February 1904. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander on the Retired List 31 December 1906 and was not recalled for service in the 1914-18 War. He died on 22 July 1926.