Edgar Wilkinson Stubbings (c.1893-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- STUBBINGS, EDGAR WILKINSON. Private. No 27818. 9th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. Formerly No 23720 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Born Huddersfield. Son of the late Jim Stubbings (formerly cricket professional at Fartown) and Mrs Stubbings. Husband of Mildred Alice Stubbings, 20 Blacker Road, Birkby. Employed by Messrs Alfred Jubb and Son Limited, St. John's Road, Huddersfield. Killed in action at Passchendaele on 19.8.1917, aged 24 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated TYNE COT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private EDGAR WILKINSON STUBBINGS
- regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- died: Sunday, August 19, 1917
- age: 24 years
- record ID: 826626
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #826626)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #4307643)