Geckogirl,
George's WWI Pension records are available on ancestry.com. The file contains a wealth of information that proves that George was the daughter of Sophia Verrall (she is listed as NOK in one place). It also shows that he was in South Africa at the time of the 1901 census. He left England on 19 Sep 1899 and spent 158 days in Malta. He arrived in South Africa on 19.2.00 and departed for India on 28.2.02 where he spent 1 yr and 56 days before returning home.
There are many other interesting things that can be gleaned from his records, including the fact that he spent 38 days in hospital in Chichester in 1905 when he injured his left clavicle - a horse kicked him.
He was discharged from the army after serving approximately 20 years and was called up to the reserves in 1914. When he was called up from the reserves they decided that he was too old for military service and discharged him. There was also mention of a problem with his eyes.
The mentioned of the eye problem was interesting since George had a sister Harriett who was blind (or at least partially sighted) since birth. She was with the family in the 1881 census; in The Eastern Road Orphanage in 1891 and boarding in Lindfield in 1901. Interestingly, she seems to have been a "Tea Agent" at the time of the 1901 census.
Assuming that we have pieced everything together correctly, it would appear that your husband is my third cousin once removed.
Regards
Mark
