WEBB, Sydney James
| Service Number: | 2711 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blyth, South Australia, 2 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Blyth, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Stanley Flat School and Blyth Public School |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 22 August 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blyth Boys of the Blyth District WW1 Roll of Honour , Blyth WW1 Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2711, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2711, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2711, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2711, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2711 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Erin Symes
"LATE PTE. S. J. WEBB.
BLYTH, October 5.— It is officially stated that Pte. Sydney James Webb has died of wounds received in action in France. Pte. Webb was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Webb, of Blyth, and spent his nineteenth birthday in the trenches. He left South Australia in April, 1915. He was educated at the Stanley Flat and Blyth Public Schools and had been in the employ of Messrs. Deland and Co., millers, of Blyth, for several years before his enlistment. He was a member of the Loyal Blyth Oddfellows' Lodge, M.U. Pte. Webb is the second volunteer from this town to give his life for his King and country." - from the Adelaide Register 06 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
The following information courtesy of World War I South Australian Servicemen Deaths (www.familyhistorysa.info)
Surname: WEBB
Given name(s): Sydney James
Birth date: 2-8-1897
Birth place: Blyth SA
Father: James COCKBURN
Mother: Lucy nee NEWTON
Occupation: miller
Residence: Blyth SA
Religion: Anglican
Marital status: single
Enlistment date: 12-4-1915
Service number: 2711
Rank: Private
Unit: 50 Battalion
Embarkation date: 2-9-1915
Embarkation port: Adelaide
Embarkation ship: HMAT Anchises
Death date: 22-8-1916
Death place: 44 Casualty Clearing Station, France
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Age at death: 19 y
Burial or memorial: Puchevillers British Cemetery, France
BDM death registration date: 28-3-1917
BDM death registration district: Adelaide
BDM death registration informant: Solicitor
Notes: Mother married 25-3-1901 Thomas WEBB
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