Alexander Leslie WEBBER

WEBBER, Alexander Leslie

Service Number: 3973
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Burley, Richmond, Vic., 1891
Home Town: Canterbury, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Caulfield Grammar School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 10 October 1917
Cemetery: St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
P III F 10B, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korumburra War Memorial, Poowong Great War Honour Board, Poowong War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

23 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3973, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3973, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
10 Oct 1917: Involvement Corporal, 3973, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3973 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-10

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Distinguished Conduct Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He attacked two pill boxes with his section, killing several and capturing five of the enemy. During the attack on a strong point he showed coolness and judgment of a high order in handling his men, and gallantly led them in an attack on the position.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95
Date: 27 June 1918

GREAT SACRIFICE MADE
No. 3973. Corporal A. L. Webber, D.C.M. added his name to the long
list of public school boys who , distinguished themselves in the war. He did his duty nobly, but, unfortunately, made the great sacrifice.
The youngest son of Mrs Webber, of Springvale road, Tunstall, and the late Mr R. J. Webber, when he left the Caulfield Grammar School Corporal Webber engaged in farming at Poowong, South Gippsland. He enlisted in September 1915, and left Australia on November 23, the same year. After spending some time in Egypt, he went to France with the 6th Battallon, and was wounded in the battle of Pozieres, and again in May, 1917. He had just returned to duty when a gallant and well-judged attack by his section at Ypres gained for him the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Two pill-boxes were giving trouble at a very strong enemy point. Corporal Webber led his section in an attack on them, killing several of the occupants, and capturing five others. In a subsequent engagement he was wounded a third time, and died at No. 12 General Hospital in France, late last year.

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