The grave of Major Frederick Harold Tubb VC, 7th Battalion Australian Infantry, of Longwood VIC, ...

The grave of Major Frederick Harold Tubb VC, 7th Battalion Australian Infantry, of Longwood VIC, who was killed in action on 20 September 1917. The cross was erected by his brothers, Captain F R Tubb and Lieutenant A O Tubb. An extract from The London Gazette, No 29328 dated 15 October 1915, records the following: For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty at Lone Pine trenches, in the Gallipoli Peninsula, on 9th August, 1915. In the early morning the enemy made a determined counter attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb. They advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade, leaving only one foot of its standing, but Lieutenant Tubb led his men back, repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Supported by strong bombing parties, the enemy succeeded in twice again blowing in the barricade, but on each occasion Lieutenant Tubb, although wounded in the head and arm, held his ground with the greatest coolness and rebuilt it, and finally succeeded in maintaining his position under very heavy bomb fire. In the left is the grave of Private R C Allen, who died on 17 September 1917 and to the right is the grave of E W Ireland, which is covered with a wreath of flowers.