WEBB, Fred Stewart
| Service Numbers: | 7284, 9037 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Semaphore, South Australia, 17 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Millicent, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Convent of Mercy School |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Died of Illness (pneumonia), Paris, France, 22 December 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Joinville-le-Pont Communal Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide English, Scottish & Australian (ES&A) Bank Great War Honour Roll, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Millicent War Memorial, Sydney (ANZ) English, Scottish and Australian Bank Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7284, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 7284, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 7284, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 9037, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle of Messines | |
| 22 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 9037, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 9037 awm_unit: 18th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-12-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nicole Marengo
Fred Stewart Webb was born on the 17th May 1897 at Semaphore, South Australia to John Harry Webb and Margaret Eliza Hull. He was the second youngest of three boys, the other brothers being Millington Robert Webb and Trevor Roberts Powell Buller Webb. Fred grew up in Millicent, and prior to enlisting, he worked for the E, S & A Bank as a Clerk. Fred signed up on the 26th May, 1915, nine days after his 18th Birthday. He was first attached to Australian Field Artillery 18th Bty. 6th A.F.A Brigade as a Gunner, late of 4th Light horse Brigade as a Driver. Fred died from complications of double bronchial pneumonia in the 6th Canadian General Hospital, France and was buried at Joinville-le-Pont Communal Cemetery Departement du Val-de-MarneÎle-de-France France, Division 13, Grave 5
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