WEBBER, Albert Roy Bennett
| Service Number: | 204 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nairne, South Australia, Australia, 30 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hindmarsh and Nairn Public Schools, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I. Row L. Grave 55 |
| 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: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 204, Depot Battalion | |
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| 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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"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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