Demobbed in 1946, she began working in Oxford Street, London, and in the city met her future husband Norman Mobbs at Wembley Stadium Speedway. That night he informed his colleagues she was the “the girl I am going to marry and did so in November 1950.
Adelaide Scottie Mobbs with Norman Mobbs on their wedding day November 1950
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After they married, she took on the role of a supervisor in a nearby Woolworths, earning £5 per week.
Four years later, the couple were able to buy their first house in Plumstead Road East, Thorpe St Andrew, near Norwich, after saving up the deposit from Mrs Mobbs’ wage. Once in Norfolk, she quickly gained the affectionate nickname Scottie , which she loved.