WEBBER, Hurtle Ray
| Service Numbers: | 3332, 3332A |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, at Kadina |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brinkworth, South Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brinkworth, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Brinkworth Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Drowning, Near Amiens, France, 8 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3332, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Kadina | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3332, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3332, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 8 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 3332A, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3332A awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-08 |
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Webber Hurtle Ray was born in 1895 as the son of George and C. J. Webber in Brinkworth, South Australia. Webber was a Methodist and was single before his enlistment. After finishing his education at Brinkworth Public School, South Australia, he worked as a butcher until his enlistment for the Australian Imperial Force on the 2nd of March, 1916.
He embarked from Adelaide, South Australia as a part of the 32nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement on the 12th of August, 1916 onboard HMAT A70 Ballarat. Webber fought at the Western Front with the AIF. After this, he accidently drowned at the age of 23 on the 8th of June 1918, when his unit went swimming near Amiens, either in the Somme or in a canal. Webber Hurtle Ray is buried at St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France to this current day.
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