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Auction: 22101 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 316

Three: Private G. Stubbins, 1/8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), who was killed in action 21 April 1917

1914-15 Star (2317 Pte. G. Stubbens. Notts: & Derby: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2317 Pte. G. Stubbins. Notts & Derby. R), mild polishing, slight contact marks, very fine (3)

George Stubbins was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham. He enlisted with the 1/8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) at New Hucknall with the service number 305500. Later he was reassigned the number 2317 and served in France from 2 March 1915. He was killed in action on 21 April 1917, when his Battalion was engaged in the early stages of the Attack on Lievin. Stubbins is buried at Nuelville-St. Vaast; sold together with copied Commonwealth War Graves details, copies of both the recipient's M.I.C.s and copied photograph.

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