An Africa General Service Medal with clasp for Somaliland 1902-04, British War Medal 1914-1919, and Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, GVR, group of three to Company Sergeant-Major B. J. Stebbing, Middlesex Regiment; an ‘Old Contemptible’ and veteran of the 1902-04 Somaliland operations where he was one of 33 men of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment who served with No.3 Company, British Mounted Infantry, and later embarked for service in France on 8 August 1914, being Mentioned in Despatches on 15 June 1916, and is additionally entitled the the 1914 Star and Victory Medal.
Group of 3: Africa General Service Medal 1899-1956, 1 clasp Somaliland 1902-04 (5593 SERJT. B. J. STEBBING. MIDDLESEX REGt.); British War Medal (L-5593 W.O.CL.2 R. J. STEBBING, MIDDx. R.); Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (L/5893 C.S. Mjr. B. J. STEBBING, MIDD’X R.)
Benjamin John Stebbing of Whitehorse Wood, Stepney, London, attested for the Middlesex Regiment on 30 Nov 1898 and went on to see overseas service in the East Indies, 13.10.02 - 5.7.03; Somaliland, 6.7.03 - 9.7.04; East Indies, 16.9.09 - 30.12.13, and France, 16.8.14 - 5.12.16. He was discharged on completion of 21 years, 117 days service, on 26 May, 1920.
Mentioned in DespatchesLondon Gazette15 June 1916.
33 men of the 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment served in Somaliland with No.3 Company, British Mounted Infantry. Of these, 24 also has the additional clasp ‘Jidballi’. Sergeant Stebbing is marked on the roll ’Not Jidballi, at Galadi’.
