sˈɑːbhə sˈɪŋ dʒˈɔɪnd bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɪndiən ˈɑːɹmi æz ɐ dɹˈæftsmən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn ænd sˈɜːvd æɾ ɪɹˈæk tˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː wɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd fɹʌmðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ænd ˈoʊpənd hɪz ˈoʊn stˈuːdɪˌoʊ æɾ ɐmɹˈɪtsɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.
Sobha Singh joined British Indian Army as a draughtsman in 1919 and served at Iraq till 1923 when he resigned from the Army and opened his own studio at Amritsar in 1923.