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Pte. Henry W. Webb
British Army 2nd Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
(d.31st Oct 1917)
Henry W. Webb was executed for desertion 31/10/1917 and is buried in Lederzeele Churchyard, Nord, France.
2nd Lt. Herbert Edward Webb MID.
British Army 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
from:Whitby, North Yorkshire
My paternal grandfather, Herbert Webb was a Colour Sargeant in the 1st Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment who was seconded to the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers on the 2 May 1916 He was seconded to improve the discipline of the 5th Battalion, until the 30 October 1917 when he was transferred back to the 4th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment as a Second Lieutenant. He was promoted to this rank on the 14th of October 1917. He was mentioned in dispatches for something before he was transferred back to the Yorkshire Regiment, though I do not know what it was for - Schappe-Balie 26th of October 1917?
L/Cpl. Horace Bernard Webb
Royal Navy Portsmouth Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry
from:129 Northfield Rd, Coventry
(d.27th June 1915)
Sjt. J. Webb MSM.
Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.
from:Helen Place Law Junction Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
(d.12th Aug 1917)
James Webb
Army South Wales Borders
from:Pontypridd
Researching the family tree. James Webb served in the S.W.B. (possibly a drum major or twirling a baton at the front of marching men). He was married in 1917 in Pontypridd to Annie Price, He died in April 1937 (possibly gassed during WW1 and had problems throughout his life). ANY help appreciated.
Pte. John Francis Webb
Royal Army Medical Corps. 1st West Riding Ambulance
from:Masbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire
John Francis Webb, known as Jack, was born at Ackworth Moor Top, Yorkshire on 18th September 1893. Jack was a member of the St John Ambulance Brigade, from the age of 15, and coal miner up to the outbreak of the Great War.
Jack joined the 1st West Riding Field Ambulance on 5th September 1914, number 405149. He did not speak about the horrors of what he encountered; he just mentioned places like “Flanders”, “Passchendaele,” and “Wipers”. At the beginning of 1916 Jack was in France with the 1st West Riding Field Ambulance. Throughout the First World War Jack served as a non-combatant. Firstly as a stretcher-bearer, later a first aid station dressing attendant. Jack said that his uniform never left his back for a year while serving as medical support at the Battle of the Somme. The worse thing was the lack of facilities and never having a proper bath in four years. They got new underwear once. The bath, while on duty at the “front,” was called the “feet bell’ because there was just enough water to cover the ankles in a tub, they got three minutes to wash then the next man went in. To dry they ran around in their “birthday suits” then collected their first change of underwear and washed shirt. Jack said the replacement shirt had lice eggs in the seams. It was a very itchy experience.
On the eve of the war ending, in 1918, Jack was seriously wounded from a shell explosion. He received serious shrapnel injury to his back and lung while his partner was killed in the incident. Jack needed many skin grafts and was unable to lie on his back for two years. The treatment and convalescence was at Meathop Sanatorium at Grange over Sands, Lancashire.
Jack recalled that the total pay for four and a half years served in the War was £24. He bought a suit, costing £2.10 shillings, in Rotherham High Street and gave the rest to his mother who was living at Dorset Place Masbro’, Rotherham. While recovering at Meathop, Jack met a nurse called Helena Margaret Coughman, known as Lena, whom he later married. Sometime in 1920 Jack returned to work as a coal miner in the colliery. This information was given to me by my granddad Jack in 1984, a few months before he died at the aged of 91.
Pte. John "Jack" Webb
British Army 2/16th (Westminster Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:Fulham, Middx
John Webb was my grandfather. He was born in Murton Colliery, Durham on 18 March 1897. His father, William Henry Webb was a coal miner and died of typhoid when John was 2 months old. His mother, Jane Ann, re-married when John was 8 years old to Thomas Collins, another miner. At some point before December 1915 John moved away from Durham and settled in Fulham, Middx. I was told by his daughter (my mother) that he did this to avoid having to work in the mines like his father, step-father and grandfather. John became a civil servant.
On 9th December 1915 John attested. I can track his progress through his service records to Salonika, Alexandria, Taranto and France. I have found his service records interesting but since I am not familiar with Army terminology, some of it is a mystery to me. Whilst in Egypt John was kicked by a mule in the back and spent a while in hospital in Ismailia. A fellow Rifleman, D Miller, witnessed this event.
John began his journey home on 18 January 1919 and returned to his wife whom he had married two years previously. He resumed his work as a Civil Servant and later retired as an HEO at The Admiralty. John died aged 71 in Sutton, Surrey.
Joseph Walker Webb
British Army 1/6th (Suffolk Cyclists) Btn. Army Cyclist Corps
L/Cpl. Joseph Webb
British Army 11th Btn., B Coy. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.30th September 1916)
Joseph Webb was 21 years old and the son of John Webb of 2 Richardson's Row, Hilden, Lisburn, Co. Antrim, and the late Annie Webb. He is buried in Ration Farm (La Plus Douve) Cemetery Annexe.
Pte. Leonard James Webb
British Army 23rd Btn. C Coy London Regiment
from:Battersea London
(d.16th Sep 1916)
Leonard Webb was the son of Francis and Ellen Webb of Battersea London. A milkman by trade, he served with the 23rd London Regiment, C Company and was killed at the Somme on 16th September 1916, aged 20. His name appears on the Thiepval Memorial in France
Lionel Webb
British Army 8th Btn. East Kent Regiment
from:Romney Marsh, Kent
(d.18th Aug 1916)
Lionel Webb was in The 8th Buffs (East Kent Regiment), he died on the 18th of August 1916
Lt. Musgrave Maitland Webb
British Army 16th (Queens Westminster Rifles) Battalion London Regiment
from:34 Downleaze Street, Westbury on Trym, Gloucester
(d.18th Sep 1916)
I came across this young man, Musgrave Webb who was killed in action but I cannot find where he was killed. He was the youngest of a large family. His mother had been widowed before 1901. He was only 24. I do not have any photographs of him or of his family.
O. B. Webb
British Army 11th Btn Royal Irish Rifles
Pte. Richard Henry Webb
British Army 4th Btn East Yorks Regiment
from:Hull
Richard Henry Webb was my mother's father, he was born in Bermondsey 1st Feb 1896 (to a family with roots in both East London and Hull). He lost his father in 1899, and his mother in 1906, and grew up in the family of his aunt in Hull. He enlisted 7th Nov 1912 with 4th Bn East Yorks Regt and served with Army Cyclist Corps and Royal Horse Guards.
On the back of his cycling map he has written the following: "V Corps Army Cyclist", "My Best Friend in France and Belgium 1915-1918", "Landed April 17th 1915", "Ypres 2nd Battle", "R.H.Webb". His Movement Order (in very frail condition) is dated 11 December 1917, and bears the stamps "Poperinghe" "Hazebrouck".
By late January 1918 he was convalescing,I don't know any details of his injuries, in Stamford, Lincs, where he struck up a relationship with Cathie Piggott, my grandmother, just before his 22nd birthday. The relationship started very suddenly, and became serious so quickly that Cathie ditched her current boyfriend just as he had decided to propose to her! They became engaged in May, and were married by licence on 23rd October in Stamford, his address on the Bishop's Licence was "The Parish of Great Bentley, Colchester in the county of Essex".
Dick Webb transferred to the Royal Horse Guards, taking the Service Number 3157, in February 1919, and was disembodied on April 21st. He enlisted with the Territorials at Stamford in 1920, and stayed with them until 1923. He died in October 1936, on their 18th wedding anniversary, when he collapsed with a heart attack at his garden gate, having just been to his allotment to get some vegetables for Sunday lunch. My grandmother noted that the doctor told her "his arteries were like a man of 60, and it would be aggravated by his war service". He left a widow and four children aged 5 to 15. His only son, Arthur, died aged 19 in December 1944 on the Arctic Convoy when his ship HMS Cassandra was torpedoed near Murmansk.
Pte. Stanley Webb
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Thomas Emanuel Webb
H.M. Coastguard Sheephaven Station
from:Cornwall
Coastguardsman 2nd Grade Webb died on the 17th October 1919 and is buried near the North boundary of the Clondahorky Church of Ireland Churchyard, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
Pte. Thomas John Webb
from:Pembroke Dock, Wales
Thomas Webb served in the Great War.
L/Cpl. William James Webb
British Army 2nd Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:South Molton
(d.17th May 1918)
Dvr. Willliam Edward Webb
British Army 307th Brigade, C Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Bristol
William Webb was my grandfather. He served with the 307th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery in WW1 and survived the war and lived till his 80s.
Pte. Alfred Webber
Australian Imperial Forces 33rd Btn.
from:Wyrallah, New South Wales.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte Frederick Robert Webber
British Army 14th Battalion Hampshire
from:Portsmouth
(d.30th May 1916)
L/Bmdr. Gustavis Lambert Webber
British Army 61st Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Trewoon, St Austell, Cornwall
(d.29th Apr 1918)
Gustavis Webber was the son of Alfred and Rosina Webber of Launceston, Cornwall. Alfred was Superintendent of Police at Launceston. Gustavis was married to Kate and had a daughter Mollie.
Gnr. Harry Webber MM.
British Army 295th (North Midlands) Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Cheritonfitzpaine, Devon
Harry Webber was my Grandfather, he arrived in Australia in 1924 with his family in tow, with my Grandmother, Aunty and Uncle. He was a strong but gentle man, they worked hard to survive and had 3 more children. The country they settled in is some of the toughest country to establish a farm in. They ended up retiring to the city 30 years later. I heard a lot of stories from my grandmother, about my grandfather. He was tough, stubborn, and lead from the front. I was told he did the same in WW1 and was demoted as often as he was promoted. But I was told by a gentleman that he was respected by all, including his officer at the end of the war. A proud era in time, such a sad loss of life to go with it. He died in 1972
Lt. Henry Webber MID.
British Army 7th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:Horley, Surrey
(d.21st July 1916)
Herny Webber was killed in action on the 21st of July 1916, aged 67 and is buried in the Dartmoor Cemetery in France.
Son of William Webber, M.D., and Eliza Webber (nee Preston), he was the husband of the late Emily Webber (nee Morris). Native of Horley, Surrey. For over 40 years a member of the London Stock Exchange. Henry Webber is the oldest known battle death recorded for the First World War.
The WW1 soldier who went to war in his 60s
By Jasper Copping With permission of The Daily Telegraph
In his poem, Wilfred Owen lamented the “doomed youth” who lost their lives in the slaughter of the First World War. But it seems that the ultimate sacrifice was made not just by the young. Almost a century on from the outbreak of the conflict, a tale has emerged of how a 67-year-old soldier became Britain’s oldest known combatant victim. Henry Webber was far older than the maximum age to serve in the army, but had eventually succeeded in lobbying the authorities to allow him to join up. He had been motivated by a desire to serve with his three sons, who were all serving. But in a twist of fate, all three were to survive the conflict, while Webber was to die on the Western Front. His tale has emerged in response to a series of supplements, published by The Sunday Telegraph in advance of this summer’s centenary of the outbreak. His great grandson, Paul Bellinger, also 67, from Woldingham, Surrey, responded to an appeal for readers’ stories. Mr Bellinger, who was raised by his father in South Africa, only discovered the story himself, at the age of 59, when he found his mother had had two more children, in Britain. Along with his newly-found step sister Ann, he has unravelled much of the story of their great grandfather, and has since visited his war grave in France. Mr Bellinger, a producer for the American television show 60 Minutes, said: “What a resourceful individual he was. His is a fantastic story and to find out that I had that sort of history in my family was a great revelation.”
Webber was born in Tonbridge, Kent, in 1849, and was educated at Tonbridge School and Pembroke College Oxford, graduating in 1870. Two years later, he joined the Stock Exchange - of which he was to remain a member for 42 years. He became a member of the firm of Norman Morris and Co and 1874 he married the eldest daughter of Norman Morris, one of the firm’s senior partners. The couple went on to have four sons and five daughters and settled in Horley. Webber became a very active member of local society, as one of the original members of Surrey County Council and the first chairman of the parish council. He was also involved in the administration of a local hospital, became chairman of directors of the Horley Gas Company and served as a county magistrate, church warden and president of the local Boys Scouts Association. A keen sportsman, he was an accomplished shot, a master of the Old Surrey and Burstow Hunt, a talented cricketer - scoring 200 runs aged 59 - a member of the MCC, and the first captain of Gatwick Golf Club. After the outbreak of war, in August 1914, he tried to join his sons in uniform. He was repeatedly turned down, as he was more than 20 years over the age limit.
He first volunteered to serve 'in any capacity’ but when rebuffed he recruited a company of 'rough riders’ - fellow-horsemen like himself - and offered the unit complete to the army. Again, he was turned down. But he persevered was eventually given a commission, on 26 July 1915. Whether this was in recognition of his persistence or because he lied about his age, is unclear. After a brief training period at Park Royal, north west London, he was sent to France as a battalion transport officer. He served with the 7th South Lancs battalion and was apparently accepted by its younger officers. It was said that many comrades were unaware of his true age, although his commanding officer apparently found that his own father and Webber had rowed together at Oxford in the same year, over half a century earlier.
His role involved helping in the build-up for the Somme offensive, which started on July 1st 1916. He and his unit were not involved in the initial attack, but took part in following actions, including the capture of La Boiselle on July 3rd 1916. Two weeks later, on July 17th he wrote a letter to his old school: “Fifty one years ago I got my colours in the XI and last week 51 years ago was bowling against the old boys and looking on some of them as “sitters” and in the “sere and yellow leaf”. “Yet here I am a Lieutenant in HM army having to salute three sons if I meet them out here, a Colonel and two Majors. I am 1st Line Transport Officer to this Battalion and we have been plumb in the centre of the picture during the last ten days and gained no end of “kudos” and also a very severe mauling. “I am so far extraordinarily fit and well, though, when I tell you that for four consecutive days I was either on my feet or in the saddle for twenty one hours, out of twenty four, you will see that there is a bit of work attached to the job.” Four days later, before the letter was received, he was dead. On July 21st the 7th Lancs moved up to relieve a battalion in the front line near Mametz Wood.
That night Henry Webber took supplies as usual with the battalion transport. Leaving his men to unload the horses, he went over to where the commanding officer was talking to a group of officers. However, at that moment, the area - a mile or so east of Albert - came under attack and a shell landed nearby. Webber was among 12 men - and three horses - which had been hit, suffering a head wound. He, along with the others, was taken to a dressing station, but never regained consciousness and died that night, just over a month after his 67th birthday. Following his death, his family received messages of sympathy from the King and Queen and the Army Council, which was unusual for a lieutenant and apparently a reflection of his age and eagerness to serve. His Commanding Officer wrote “He was so gallant and full of energy. We all had the greatest admiration and respect for him.” He was also mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig’s despatches of the 4th of January 1917.
Within two years, his widow too had died, according to the family having been unable to recover from her husband’s death. The three sons all survived. His eldest, NW (Tommy) Webber CMG DSO (& 9 Mentions in Despatches) rose to become a brigadier general and had a distinguished war career ending up as chief of staff to the commander of the Canadian Corps and was later managing director of the Army & Navy Stores group. The other two were Maj H.H. Webber RGA and Major Leonard Morris Webber RFA.
Sgt Joseph Webber
British Army 8th Btn Somerset Light Infantry
from:North Petherton
(d.25th Sept 1915)
Pte. Joseph Webber
British Army 9th Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Cardiff
Sgt. Walter Leslie Webber
Canadian Army 9th Armoured Regt. British Columbia Dragoons
(d.31st August 1944)
Lesslie Webber died on the 31st of August 1944. This is all I know I would love to have more information.
Sea. Samuel Websdale
Royal Naval Reserves HMS Almanzora
from:Lowestoft Suffolk
(d.21st July 1916)
Samuel Websdale was the son of Harry and Emma Websdale of 54 Essex Road, Lowestoft Suffolk, he died aged 21 years and is buried at Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery.
Cpl. George Anthony Websdell
British Army 182nd Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Townend, Bishop Auckland
(d.18th Aug 1918)
George Websdell is buried close to where he fell at Marcelcave, on The Somme. He worked as a miner and was married to Lydia with a one year old son named George. He had enlisted with the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry at Bishop Auckland on the 11th of Sepetmber 1914, his medcal records describe him as being 22 years and 11 months old, 5'11" with brown hair and blue eyes. George joined the 14th Battalion and arrived in France on the 12th of September 1915.
George transfered from the 14th DLI to the 182nd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers as a Sapper for Tunnelling duties on the 21st of Feb 1916, his mining skills being required to help sink tunnels beneath enemy lines. He must have returned to England for training as George and Lydia had a daughter Violet born in May 1917, who sadly died aged just 11 months, two months before her father was killed in action.
Jack Appleby Websdell
British Army
from:Bishop Auckland
Jack Websdell served in France and was gassed, although he survived the war, he was badly affected and died of complications in 1945. His son campaigned and had his name added to the war memorial as he had died of wounds inflicted during the Great War.
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