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WEBB, Sydney Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX7802 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1939, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Portsmouth, England, 16 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Concord, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Crete, Crete, Greece, 22 May 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Suda Bay War Cemetery (Souda Bay) Greece Suda Bay War Cemetery, Suda Bay, Crete, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Private, NX7802, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX7802, 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jun 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, NX7802, 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"NX7802 Sergeant Sydney Arthur Webb, 2/1st Battalion, Australian Infantry. Sergeant Webb, aged 22, died while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion on 22 May 1941. He was the son of Arthur and Ada Mary Webb and the husband of Alma Sophie Webb, of Leichhardt, NSW. He is buried in the Suda Bay Cemetery Section 1, Row D, Plot 1." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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