Albert Roy Bennett WEBBER

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WEBBER, Albert Roy Bennett

Service Number:	204
Enlisted:	21 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nairne, South Australia, 30 August 1891
Home Town:	Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling:	Hindmarsh Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais (I. L. 55.) Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery.
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bowden Albert Lodge No 12 U.A.O.D. Roll of Honour, Bowden Albert Lodge No 12 U.A.O.D. Roll of Honour, Flinders Park Staff of the South Australian Gas Company Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 204, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 204, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong (A2), Adelaide
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 204, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography

"LATE PTE. A. R. B. WEBBER.

The death is announced from France of Pte. A. R. B. Webber, of John street, Hindmarsh, a son of Mr. Fred Webber. The deceased soldier was in his twenty-fifth year. He was educated at Hindmarsh Public School, and was employed with the Bunyip Soap Company for eight years. He was most popular. He was an enthusiastic Druid, and a Past Arch of Albert Lodge, No. 12, Bowden, and also a hard-working member of the Hindmarsh Homing Club. He left Australia with his battalion on November 18. He was killed on July 19, while in action." - from the Adelaide Register 05 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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