WEBB, Harry
| Service Number: | 509 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Essendon, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Mary's School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea off Gallipoli,Turkey, 9 August 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 509, Essendon, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 509, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 509, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 509, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 509 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Harry Levy Webb and Sarah Jane Webb of Kensington, Victoria
Medals: DCM, 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal Citation;
"For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty at Lone Pine (Dardanelles). During a very heavy bomb attack on the captured position he was, together with one other, detailed to smother the unexploded enemy bombs with sandbags as they fell, or to throw them back into the enemy's trenches. He performed this hazardous duty with the greatest bravery until his companion was killed and he himself had his hand blown off. He never hesitated, although it was practically only a matter of time before one of the bombs would explode before he could deal with it. Corporal Webb saved the lives of others at the risk of his own."
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