Captain (Capt) Claude Henry Stubbings, 52nd Battalion, confined to a wheelchair bed, shortly ...

Captain (Capt) Claude Henry Stubbings, 52nd Battalion, confined to a wheelchair bed, shortly before the presentation of his Military Cross by the Governor General Munro Ferguson, at No 11 Australian General Hospital at the historical property 'Glen Eira', Caulfield, Vic. Other soldiers and military officials wait in lines for the arrival of the Governor, Sir Arthur Stanley, KCMG. Stubbings enlisted on 21 August 1914 and was appointed colour sergeant of D Company, 12th Battalion, with the service number 407. He served at Gallipoli and in March 1916 Stubbings transferred to 52nd Battalion before leaving for service in France. He was promoted to captain in May 1916 and was appointed adjutant of the battalion in August of that year. The following month he was given the command of the battalion's A Company. Stubbings was awarded the Military Cross for his actions at the Battle of Messines 28 August 1917.