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WEBB, Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX45944 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | YARRAVILLE, VIC, 12 July 1904 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 6 October 1943, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX45944 | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX45944, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Somerton Man
Roy Webb, said to be brother of the recently DNA tested 'Somerton man' Carl Webb found on an Adelaide beach. A book was found linked to Carl Webb with coded message in possibly coming from a nurse Carl webb met in Adelaide?
Was the message in the Rubaiyat book from his brother?
The POW were encouraged to tell their story in any way they could & often resorted to writing codes on cigarette packets, scraps of paper etc.
Submitted 8 December 2022 by JANET TAYLOR
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