WEBBER, George
| Service Number: | 2746 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1916, George Webber joined the Royal Navy on 22nd July, 1909 for a period of 12 years. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Okehampton, Devonport, England, March 1890 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accident - run over by bus, Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, England, United Kingdom, 10 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard (Plot 23, Row I, Grave No. 2), Wiltshire, England, Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2746, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), George Webber joined the Royal Navy on 22nd July, 1909 for a period of 12 years. | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2746, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2746, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2746, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 1st Passchendaele, GSW to left arm - slight | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, 1st Passchendaele, For conspicuous bravery and endurance at Zonnebeke on 12th October 1917 during heavy enemy barrage and counter attack. He went out into No Mans Land several times and bandaged and carried wounded men back to our lines, thus saving many of his comrades. His coolness and courage was most marked and was an example to all. | |
| 9 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2746, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), GSW chest & an injury to the knee | |
| 10 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2746, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2746 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-11-10 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on the 10th November..... LCpl George Webber was born at Okehampton, Devonport, England in 1890. George Webber joined the Royal Navy on 22nd July, 1909 for a period of 12 years.
George Webber stated he was a 28 year old, single, Labourer from 69 Hayberry St, North Sydney when he enlisted at R.A.S. Showground, Sydney on 6th April, 1916 with the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.).
Private Webber embarked from Sydney on HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 7th October, 1916 & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 21st November, 1916. He was posted to 12th Training Battalion, Camp 3 at Codford, Wiltshire on 21st November, 1916.
Private Webber was admitted to King George Hospital, London on 9th December, 1916 & discharged from Hospital to Codford on 1st January, 1917. He proceeded overseas to France & joined 45th Battalion at the Front on 22nd June, 1917.
Private Webber was appointed to Lance Corporal on 7th October, 1917.
Lance Corporal George Webber was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery “For conspicuous bravery and endurance at Zonnebeke on 12th October 1917 during heavy enemy barrage and counter attack. He went out into No Mans Land several times and bandaged and carried wounded men back to our lines, thus saving many of his comrades. His coolness and courage was most marked and was an example to all.”
Lance Corporal Webber was wounded in action with a gunshot wound to left arm on 13th October, 1917. He was invalided to England & admitted to War Hospital at Stratford-on-Avon on 18th October, 1917 with a gunshot wound to left arm (slight) & discharged to furlo on 21st November, 1917.
Lance Corporal Webber was absent without leave from 6.30 pm on 11th January, 1918 until 9 am on 14th January, 1918. He was awarded 10 days Field Punishment No. 2 & forfeited 4 days’ pay. The 10 days F.P. was cancelled by authority of Lt. Col. R. Beardsmore.
George Webber, aged 31, married Mary Annie Gledhill, aged 25, on 6th May, 1918 at St. Mark’s Church, Dewsbury.
Lance Corporal Webber was absent without leave while posted at Sandhill - AWL from midnight on 10th May, 1918 to 1 pm on 11th May, 1918. The offence was reviewed under KR 507 and cancelled. He forfeited 1 days’ pay for the absence.
Lance Corporal Webber was returned to France & rejoined his Unit in the field on 30th May, 1918.
Lance Corporal Webber was wounded in action (2nd occasion) on 9th July, 1918. He was invalided to England & admitted to South African Military Hospital at Richmond on 13th July, 1918 with a gunshot wound to chest & an injury to the knee. He was discharged to furlo on 14th August, 1918 & was then to report to No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire.
Lance Corporal Webber was reported Absent without Leave from 10.30 am on 29th August, 1918 until 10.15 am on 2nd September, 1918. The offence was admonished by Major C. H. Howard & he forfeited 4 days’ pay.
Lance Corporal Webber was posted to No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 2nd September, 1918. He was made Permanent Cadre at No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny.
Lance Corporal George Webber was admitted to the Military Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 10th November, 1918 with fractured femur – left & right resulting from an accident.
Lance Corporal George Webber died at 05.00hrs on 10th November, 1918 at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny.
An Inquest was held into the death of Lance Corporal George Webber (see full report in my research on website).
VERDICT – That the said George Webber came to his death from fractured thighs and pelvis, due to accidentally falling under the wheel of a motor bus at Sutton Veny, on the 9th day of November, 1918 and that no blame attaches to the driver of the bus, and that the said George Webber was a male person aged about 30 years and a Lance Corporal A.I.F.
Lance Corporal George Webber was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/t--y.html
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