Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Date of Enlistment
- 21/05/1919
- Date of Discharge
- 30/01/1920
- Place of Enlistment
- Molonglo Camp ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 03/12/1883
- Place of Birth
- Windsor NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Molonglo Camp ACT
- Occupation
- Guard
- Next of Kin
- Margaret Stubbs (mother), Erina NSW
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 85835
- Final Rank
- Sergeant
- Final Unit
- Special Service Unit
Notes
Stubbs enlisted three times, the first time on 15 August 1916. He was wounded at the Second Battle of Bullecourt in France in May 1917, whilst serving with the 17th Battalion, and returned home for discharge. He enlisted with the Home Service on 11 February 1918 and was employed as a guard at the Molonglo Internment Camp (modern day Fyshwick) from where he enlisted with the Special Service to escort prisoners of war back to Europe.
Description - height 5 feet 10¾ inches, weight 156 pounds, chest 37½ inches, medium complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, Presbyterian.
Sources
Alan Foskett, 'The Molonglo Mystery', 2006
NAA RecordSearch - Series B2455 (First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920)