GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY
Edward Petre, test pilot for Handly Page Ltd, (then at Barking, Essex) qualified for his RAeC certificate at Farilop on 24 July 1912 and three days later in a Handly Page monoplane, made the first heavier than air flight across London, from Fairlop to Brooklands, via the Thames.’ (An account of 44 Squadron at Hainault Farm aerodrome during the Great War, by J. Barfoot, as featured in Cross & Cockade refers)
Hubbard’s next command was 73 Squadron, ‘in November [1917], Major T O’B Hubbard took command and the squadron began its final ‘working-up’ period. Finally on January 9, 1918, 73 Squadron was ready and left for France, flying its machines [Sopwith Camels] to St. Omer then flying on to Liettres.’ (73 Squadron by N. Franks & R. Manning, as featured in Cross & Cockade refers)
The Squadron were primarily engaged in fighter patrols and bomber escort missions. With the advent of the German ‘Spring Offensive’, 73 Squadron undertook large numbers of ground attack sorties which ultimately developed into low-level co-operation with armoured forces during the latter stages of the war. Hubbard relinquished command of the Squadron in July 1918, with ‘Major R H Freeman MC, taking over... Thomas O’Brien Hubbard left a lasting impression on 73 as well as a squadron insignia which has lasted to the present day. Contrary to popular belief, the crest, a dog looking into a cupboard with a large letter ‘C’ around it did not represent Hubbard’s own dog, nor did the ‘C’ stand for Canadians serving with the unit. Hubbard did not have a dog, the allusion was simply to the nursery rhyme while the ‘C’, quite naturally referred to the squadron’s equipment - the Camel. The crest was designed at the outset by one of the original pilots, Eric Wardum, before any Canadians were with 73. The design was preserved for all time in the later official squadron badge which shows (in the language of the Royal College of Heralds) a ‘Mastiff Rampant’ - an heraldic Talbot in blue. Hubbard himself began flying in 1912... by 1922, at the age of 40 and having flown nearly 100 hours he decided to end his personal flying.’ (Ibid)
Hubbard left 73 Squadron, ‘prior to turning his attention to experimental work, a field in which he was credited with exceptional brilliance. It was Hubbard who, in 1918, was largely responsible for ironing out and overcoming the early problems experienced with the Sopwith Snipe, by recommending the fitting of balanced aerilons. For his outstanding work in test and experimental flying, he was awarded the Air Force Cross.’ (The Military Cross to Flying Personnel of Great Britain and the Empire 1914-1919, by H. Giblin and N. Franks refers)
Subsequent service for Hubbard included in Egypt, Palestine and Iraq. He advanced to Wing Commander, and was employed as Station Commander at Hinaidi, 1930-31. Hubbard retired to Cyprus, and during his time on the island he assembled an extensive collection of artefacts and coins. He moved back to the UK due to poor health in the late 1950s, and died in January 1962. Upon his death the bulk of Hubbard’s collection was presented to the Cyprus Museum, whilst some was donated to the British Museum.
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A Great War M.C. attributed to Captain J. Paterson, London Regiment MILITARY CROSS, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘J. Paterson. Capt. 14/Lond. Regt. 23rd June 1915.’ very fine
£400-500 M.C. London Gazette 23 June 1915.
J. Paterson served during the Great War with the 14th County of London Battalion (London Scottish), London Regiment (Territorial Force); was three times Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 22 June 1915; 15 June 1916; and 4 January 1917); and was awarded the Military Cross in 1915. He was subsequently advanced Major, Territorial Force Reserve.
Note: Major Paterson’s 1914 Star trio, together with a Great War Military Cross, unnamed as issued, is held by the Regimental Museum.
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A Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel the Earl of Yarborough, 11th Hussars, later Nottinghamshire Yeomanry
MILITARY CROSS, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 STAR, with clasp (Lieut: Hon: S. G. Pelham. 11/Hrs.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Capt. Lord Worsley.); CORONATION 1937, mounted as worn, very fine (5)
£1200-1600 M.C. London Gazette 5 June 1916.
Sackville George Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough, was born at the family seat of Brocklesby Park, Harborough, Lincolnshire, on 17 December 1888, the second son of Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough, and his wife Marcia. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars on 19 November 1912. Following the outbreak of the Great War he was promoted Lieutenant on 5 August 1914 and served with the 11th Hussars on the Western Front from 15 August 1914. Following the death of his elder brother, who was killed in action whilst serving with the Royal Horse Guards at Zandvoorde, Belgium, on 30 October 1914, Pelham assumed the courtesy title of Lord Worsley, and continued to serve with the 11th Hussars. Wounded, he was promoted Captain on 17 August 1916, and for his service during the Great War was awarded the Military Cross.
Lord Worsley transferred to the Reserve of Officers on 5 June 1919, and married Miss Nancye Brocklehurst on 23 September 1919, with whom he had two daughters. In 1922 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Lincolnshire. In 1926, upon the death of his mother, he succeeded, through the female line, to the ancient Baronies of Conyers and Fauconberg, and assumed the style of Lord Conyers. Following the death of his father on 12 July 1936 he succeeded to the Earldom as 5th Earl of Yarborough, and was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Territorial Army), taking them out to the Middle East at the start of the Second World War. Lord Yarborough died at Brocklesby Park, Lincolnshire, on 7 February 1948, and was succeeded to the Earldom by his brother; the title is extant, with the present earl being the recipient’s great-nephew.
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