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WEBB, Sidney Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6890 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mayfield Methodist Church HR, Mayfield Public School Honour Roll, Newcastle Hunter District Water Supply & Sewerage Board Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6890, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6890, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Englishman in the 17th Batallion
My grandfather, Sidney Webb was a sharpshooter in the 17th Batallion during the First World War. He joined up in Australia while he was working there, but was a Londoner.
Submitted 6 February 2017 by Geoff Bloom