WEBB, Eric Norman
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Lyttleton, New Zealand, 23 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | New Zealand University |
| Occupation: | Civil Engineer |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain | |
| 9 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 7th Field Company Engineers | |
| 7 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 7th Field Company Engineers |
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"...Captain Eric Webb, 7 Field Company Engineers, who enlisted in Sydney but was originally of Papanui, New Zealand... Capt Webb enlisted on 29 September 1915 and embarked from Sydney on HMAT Suffolk on 22 December 1915. Webb served with distinction until the termination of his appointmen on 7 April 1920. On 29 December 1916 he was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for distinguished service in the field. During operations at Peronne between 29-31 August 1918, and with the rank of Major, Webb was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for displaying 'the greatest courage, skill, and powers of leadership and organisation in constructing and repairing bridges for crossing the Somme, under continuous shell and machine-gun fire.' Webb was also twice Mentioned in Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches, on 7 April 1918 and again on 16 March 1919. Before enlistment, Capt Webb was an Assistant Engineer with the New Zealand Public Works Department. As a 22 year old, he had travelled to Antarctica with Sir Douglas Mawson's 1911-1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, as the expedition's magnetician..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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