Medals for Services at Sea from the Collection of the Late Oliver Stirling Lee

Pair: Lieutenant-Commander G. Tubbs, Royal Navy

British War Medal 1914-20 (D.C.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Ch. Boatman, H.M. Coast Guard), impressed naming, good very fine (2) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals for Services at Sea from the Collection of the Late Oliver Stirling Lee.

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George Tubbs was born at Holloway, Middlesex in May 1856 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in September 1871. Having attained the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class, but not seen any active service, he transferred to H.M. Coast Guard as a Boatman in April 1883 and was awarded his L.S. & G.C. in April 1895. Tubbs subsequently achieved rapid promotion, becoming a Chief Officer in Charge in July 1898, a Battery Officer in March 1905 and a Divisional Chief Officer (D.C.O.) in April 1909, the latter appointment on being posted to Holyhead. Yet further advancement was occasioned by him being pensioned ashore in May 1911, when he was appointed to the honorary rank of Lieutenant, and, finally, after home service in the Great War, to Lieutenant-Commander on the Retired List in May 1919.