George was born on 12.09.1895 at 1 North
Street, Marylebone, London, the son of George Henry Stubbings, an asphalt
labourer, and Alice Catherine Stubbings (nee Moppett).
George enlisted in the 1/25th London Bn. and at some stage
transferred to the Royal Engineers [Medal roll index
card]. He seems to have served in Mesopotamia as per the
medallions, and he served in the 3rd Afghan war in 1919 (India
General Service Medal, Afghan clasp 1919).
His family believe that he stayed in the army until 1922 with the
Royal Engineers. As he appears a bit older in the later photo, he
may have remained in India with the R.E.'s later than the end of
1919 when most of the 25th Londons returned home.
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George aged 19. |