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Pte. Cecil Webb . British Army 4th Btn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry from Sunnymead, Oxfordshire (d.19th June 1940) Cecil Webb was the only brother out of three that didn't return. He was a Bren Gunner. I rode my motorbike to Ypres to find out where and when he died and to find where his stone is. Cecil died at Dunkirk in 1940. He is entered as being 19.
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Sgt. Charles Webb . Royal Air Force 166 Squadron from Manchester Lancaster LL-954 166 Squadron, crashed on 23-05-1944 at Birgelen-Wassenberg Germany, after a raid to Dortmund/Germany.
RB Shepherd was POW
- C Webb KIA
- G Green POW
- LC Harvey POW
- DV Parker POW
- AC Richelet KIA
- JE Courtois KIA
I'm looking for info and pictures
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Pte Charles Frederick Webb . British Army from Liverpool, England
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Pte. Charles Frederick Webb . British Army Parachute Regiment from Liverpool My Uncle, Charlie Webb, served in the Parachute Regiment in WW2. He parachuted down near Arnhem where he was shot in the leg and was taken prisoner. He was originally taken to Stalag 11b in 1944, but in January 1945 was moved to Stalag 3a and was there when the camp was liberated. Charlie died in 2009.
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Charlie Webb . British Army 7th Btn. Hampshire Regiment from Kent
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Sgt. Clifford Webb MBE.. Royal Air Force 21 Squadron from Much Wenlock, Shropshire We believe that my father Clifford Webb was captured twice.
This article was found which was probably written by our father to his mother after the second capture/escape. If anybody can shed some light on Clifford Webb, it would certainly be most appreciated !
The article Letter home from Sgt. C. Webb, RAF, from “Woodside”, Homer, aged 24 years. C. 1940.
We were shot down in France, near Calais, on June 14th, by six Messerschmitts, but nobody was injured, so we tried to make our way back to England. We found a little boat three days after the crash, but had no chance to stock it with food and drink.
Our oars were very weak and soon broke. The upshot of it all was that we were in the channel for three days without food or drink and not a stitch of dry clothing on us. One of my companions died on the last night and the two of us left were washed back on the French coast, still behind the German lines.
We hid for two days to regain our strength, and started walking to Le Havre about 50 miles away, but abandoned the idea as the port was too closely watched. Then we tried to get work on the farms, posing as Belgians, but failed because we had no identification papers. We begged bought and stole food and civilian clothing during this time.
Eventually we decided to go north and try to cross the Channel again, but were unlucky enough to walk into a hidden German aerodrome, just south of the Somme. We were stopped and questioned; I was the only one speaking French. They found out my companion was English so I was taken as well. This was on the evening of July 1st.
I don’t know how I escaped, but all the people in this camp are the same. Some of the escapees from crashes are nothing short of miraculous.
Report of incident near Calais.
14/06/1940: Merville, France.
- Type: Bristol Type 142L, Blenheim Mk. IV
- Serial number: R3742,YH-?
- Operation: Merville
- Lost: 14/06/1940
- Pilot Officer William A. Saunders, RAF 40756, 21 Sqn., age 20, 14/06/1940, missing
- Sgt W.H.Eden PoW also initialled H.W.Eden
- Sgt C.Webb PoW
- Airborne from Bodney. Crash-site not established. Last seen being chased by Me109s.
- P/O Saunders has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Mmemorial.
- Sgt W.H.Eden on his 30th operation evaded until captured July 40 near Doullens after spending 3 days in a rowing boat and interned in Camps L1/L6/357, PoW No.87.
- Sgt C.Webb was also captured with his comrade but was interned in Camps L1/L3/L6/357, PoW No.76.
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L/Cpl. Douglas Martin Webb . British Army Bedfordshire& Hetfordshire from Baldock, Hertfordshire
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L/Cpl. Douglas Ernest Webb . British Army Queens Bays from Lymington Douglas Webb joined the Queens Bays in around 1937, served in Africa and Italy during the Second World War.
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DW Webb . British Army Royal Armoured Corps DW Webb served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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E Webb . British Army Highland Light Infantry E Webb served with the Highland Light Infantry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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L/Bdr. Edward Webb . British Army 124th Field Regiment Royal Artillery from 1 Granville Street, Swindon (d.12th Jul 1943) Ted Webb served with 124th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 8th Army in North Africa.
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Sgt. Ernest Thomas Webb . Royal Air Force 78 Squadron (d.31st May 1942) Sgt. Ernest Webb died on the 31st of May 1942 at Spalding, Lincolnshire, He was a 21 year old W.Op./Air Gnr.
On the night of the first 1000 bomber raid he flew in Halifax V.9991 to Cologne. On route back the Halifax began to ice up and over the UK at 1600 feet the crew were ordered to bail out. The Halifax did a belly landing at Wittering Airbase. Earnest was the only casualty and died on route to the hospital after bailing out. My father remembers him dressed in his RAF blue uniform, "he was a lovely cousin" were his comments.
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IK Webb . British Army IK Webb served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Jack Webb . British Army Royal Welch Fusiliers from Beckford, Gloucestershire My Uncle Jack Webb was captured on Crete and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner of war. He eventually ended up in Stalag 3b. At the end of the war they would not let him home until he had put on weight as he was so painfully thin. I believe he was also part of the rear guard and was captured by a small pond when they were almost out of ammunition. They were also out of water and had resorted to drinking the water coolant from a knocked out machine gun. The pond had a dead donkey in it and several dead German Paratroops. If anyone has any other information about this I would be interested to hear it.
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Gnr. John Webb . British Army 21st Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, 69th Bty. Royal Artillery from Salford (d.3rd December 1942) John Webb served with the 21st Light Anti Aircraft Regiment 69th Battery, Royal Artillery in WW2. He joined up on 1st of September 1939 and was wounded and captured on 20th of March 1942 in the Netherlands East Indies.
Jack was sent to a Japanese POW Camp, Fukuoka 5158 where he died on 3rd of December 1942.
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F/Lt. John Arthur Louis Webb . Royal Air Force 100 Squadron
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PO. John "Herbie" Webb . Royal Navy HMS Illustrious from Plymouth My father John Webb was an Officer's Steward PO on board HMS Illustrious, an Aircraft Carrier of the Mediterranean Fleet. Some time between 1940 and 1942 he found himself as part of the allied forces besieged by Italy and Germany on the Island of Malta. (Sorry I cannot be more specific about dates here). He was serving at a joint RAF and Fleet Air Arm air station at Hal
Far, which is on the heights above much of Malta.
During our honeymoon to the Island in July 2004 I was able to visit the site and the nearby hospital which my father was in for a while, not sure why.
Dad was profoundly deaf after the war: he always told the story of how at his discharge medical the MO said I've been calling you, Webb for some time and you have not responded, I'd better check your hearing. It was then discovered that Dad had suffered substantial damage to both his ears. He then recalled a time during an air raid as he was running to a bomb shelter outside the Hospital, he was lifted from the ground and thrown down the bomb shelters' steep steps. He was certain that was when he was made deaf. When I went to the Hospital site that July in 2004, many workmen from several different countries of origin that now lived in Malta, were busy converting the building into a residential centre for asylum seekers that were coming in large numbers to Malta.
With their help I was able to find and enter the very same bomb shelter my Dad had taken refuge in on that awful day when he was deafened by the blast from an Italian bomb dropped so close to the Military Hospital. It was a very moving experience as many of the workmen had relatives that had served and some that had died in action during WW2. We shared a group hug before I left.
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K Webb . British Army Royal Armoured Corps K Webb served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. Kenneth Ernest Webb . Royal Air Force 76 Squadron from 25 Windsor Street, Cheltenham (d.17th Apr 1943) Sgt Pilot Kenneth Webb was the skipper of Handley Page Halifax DK165 MP-E.
His crew were:
- F/Sgt Stanley Braybrook Fight Engineer
- F/Sgt Allen Ross RCAF Wireless Operator
- Sgt Jack Kay Bomb Aimer
- Sgt Kenneth Rees Williams Navigator
- Sgt Leslie Mitchell Mid-upper-gunner
- F/Sgt Geoffrey Brown Rear gunner.
On 16th/17th of April 1943 they bombed the Skoda Works in Pilsen Czechoslovakia.
Over the target they were caught in searchlights but successfully slipped out of the beams. On the return flight they were twice attacked. The first attack was an explosion at the rear, and the pilot Ken Webb ordered Mitch to go aft to check on the rear gunner Geoff. As he reached aft and saw that most of the turret had gone, Mitch, after the war, to Ken Webb's parents, explained that at that moment there was a terrific explosion amidships immediately beneath the mid upper turret, breaking the Halifax in half, and he came down in the tail section 'spinning like an autumn leaf'.
On the ground, German civilians rescued him from the wreckage. The crash site is located in forest-land in Lachen Speyerdorf Germany and a Memorial now stands at the spot where the cockpit came to rest. The site was located and excavated by permission of the German Government by Herr Erik Wieman and Herr Peter Berkel of IG Heimat Forschung in 2015, the Memorial being consecrated on 4th August 2018 when families of the crew attended.
Frau Hedi Kraus also attended. A young girl in 1943, her mother gave permission for her to lay flowers on the graves in the local cemetery, where the crew had been buried by the Luftwaffe with full military honours.
I am Ken Webb's nephew and next of kin, also Ken Webb, and it was an amazing moment when Hedi called out in German, "Please, Ken Webb Junior lay these flowers for ken Webb Senior and all the crew as I did." It was an incredible moment.
I also met the son of the late Herr Manfred Watta, who had died shortly before, and who had supplied a drawing to the excavation team of the crash site on the morning that Manfred had seen it as a boy. Herr Watta went on to become a very successful architect and artist and is survived by his widow and son.
The operation was a maximum effort, comprising a force of 609 aicraft on a split raid between Pilsen and Mannheim, the latter to draw German air defences away from the main stream heading for the Skoda Works. 54 planes failed to return, a loss of 378 aircrew which, at the time was reported to be the highest single loss of the Strategic Air Offensive.
It is extraordinary that the nephews of the pilot and flight engineer are now good friends who meet regularly since 2017.
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Sgt. Leonard Keith Webb . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 106 Squadron (d.28th June 1944) Lancaster JB664, ZN-M, which took-off from Metheringham for ops to attack railways at Vitry suffered a direct hit over France. It crash landed in a field near Seine-et-Marine and all seven crew were killed. They are buried in a cemetery in Bransles, a village nearby. The crew were:
P/O N.W. Easby
Sgt E.P. Richomme
F/Sgt A. Robinson
F/Sgt J.A.G. Dixon
Sgt G.A. Collison
Sgt L.K. Webb
Sgt D. Hetherington
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Ch/MM3. Leslie Albert Webb . Royal Navy HMS Rosneath from Southend-on-Sea Les Webb served onboard HMS Rosneath and was discharged on the 22nd of Feb 1946
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Cpl. Leslie Lewis Webb . British Army 14th Field Squadron Royal Engineers from Norton, Nr Shifnal Shropshire. (d.21st Aug 1944) Before the war, Leslie Webb learnt his trade as a bricklayer, a trade he continued when he joined the Royal Engineers in April 1941, becoming a Sapper. After training he joined 14 Field Squadron RE and served at various locations in the UK between 1941 and 1944.
On 19th June 1944 Leslie and his comrades embarked on the SS Standridge heading for France, landing at Le Hamel on the 25th June. 14th Field Squadron were attached to the Guards Armoured Division and supported them during operations in northern France. The Squadron's tasks were to clear minefields and repair roads and bridges. The personnel had only rudimentary mine clearance training. It was during a mine clearing task on the 21st August 1944 near Chenedelle, Lower Normandy, that a Reigel anti-tank mine exploded. Two Sappers were killed instantly, Leslie was seriously wounded and taken to a nearby dressing station where he succumbed to his wounds. Leslie is buried in the St Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery, just north of Vire, France. He is commemorated on the War Memorial in Stockton Churchyard in Shropshire and also a memorial bench outside ˜The Old School in Village Road, Norton.
Here follows an eyewitness account of the his death: 'The Germans had placed R Mines (Riegel anti-tank mines) in ditches alongside roads near Viessoix, and the French public reported this to the British Army. Cpl. Webb was driven by truck with his section (18 men) to the scene and a mine was picked up and placed across his knees. He asked his driver "Have you got a pair of pliers?" These were given to him. Most of the men continued to play cards in the truck. There was a loud explosion that left two men dead at the scene and two wounded, Cpl. Webb was found in a nearby field and conveyed to a forward dressing station. No further attempts were made to defuse these mines after this, instead, they were scooped up and transported by truck to a place of detonation. The eyewitness had been with Cpl. Webb since 1941.
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MF Webb . British Army MF Webb served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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RC Webb . British Army RC Webb served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sergeant Robert Charles Henry Webb . RAF 106 Squadron (d.3rd April 1943) I am currently trying to write a small book about my uncle, Sgt R.C.H.Webb and crew who were shot down over Germany in a Lanc from 106 Sqdn on the 3rd April 1943. All lost their lives.
The book is for my family to pass on so that these airmen never be forgot and their bravery will always be remembered.
I was wondering if anyone could help me with any info.
Lanc ED 542:
Sgt T.J. Ridd, Pilot
Sgt R.C.H.Webb, F/Eng
P/O J.W.Simpson, Navigator
P/O A.C.Palmer, Bomb /Aimer
Sgt A.Burson, Wireless/Op
Sgt R.S.Sabell, Mid Upper Gunner
Sgt E.Williams, Rear Gunner
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Robert John Webb . Royal Air Force 617 Squadron from Sedgley My father, Robert John Webb, will be 84 years old this year and we are taking him for a visit to RAF Scampton, Lincoln as a surprise where he was stationed in his teens in 1944-1945, as ground crew with 617 Squadron If you re-call my father could you please let me know.
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Robert Webb . Royal Air Force 460 Sqd. Bob Webb flew with 460 as a navigator.
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Robert Webb . Royal Air Force I am trying to find out more about my uncle, Robert Webb, who died in Germany. I was told that he was shot down and was a gunner in a Lancaster bomber. Does anyone know anything about him?
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Sergeant S H Webb DFM. RAF 59 Squadron
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F/Lt. Stuart Douglas Webb . Royal Canadian Air Force 608 Squadron from Windsor, Ontario, Canada (d.10th Nov 1944)  On the night of August 24th 1944, Flight Lieutenant Stuart Douglas Webb of 608 Squadron, 8th group Pathfinder and Light Night Striking Force RAF Downham Market took off at 21:35hrs detailed to attack Cologne. While on a bombing run over the target his Mosquito B-XX KB242 was coned in by searchlights and as the bombs were released it was hit by very heavy flak. Shortly after, on the return home, a Focke Wulf FW 190 night fighter flown by Hauptmann, Friedrich-Karl ‘Nasen’ Muller of Nachtjagdgruppe 1./NJGr.10 made four continued attacks on his aircraft over Eindhoven, actually claiming a kill. On the last attack the Mosquito was thrown into a steep spiral dive from 25,000 feet. Doug regained control at about 9,000 feet. The elevator trimming tabs were shot away, the hydraulic lines severed and the A.S.I. unserviceable. He then set course for home and despite great difficulty he was able to keep the stricken aircraft in stable flight. As the emergency hydraulic system was by now also unserviceable he landed with the undercarriage retracted at Woodbridge airfield in Suffolk at 01:10hrs. The rear of the fuselage was so badly damaged by cannon fire that the entire tail section of the aircraft fell off completely on touching down. He received a letter of commendation for his actions.
Later however, on Friday 10th of November 1944, Stuart was tragically killed in an accident when 10 minutes after take off, the Mosquito B-XX KB360 that he was piloting, call sign H for Harry, suffered port engine failure and crash landed at Maltmas Farm, Friday Bridge near Wisbech in Cambridgeshire at 22:05hrs. He was on a mission to Hanover and had taken off at 21:55hrs. He was 23 years old. His navigator F/O John Campbell RAFVR was badly injured but survived. Due to the radio silence rule the aircraft was listed as missing since no one was aware of the tragedy until the crashed aircraft was discovered the next morning just 8 miles from home. It had been a bitterly cold winter night on the bleak Cambridge Fens and Stuart had died during the night from a combination of his injuries and from exposure.
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