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WEBSTER, William Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 412866 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 459 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 21 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kempsey High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Aegean Sea, Greece, 28 June 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kempsey Streets of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 412866 | |
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| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 412866 | |
| 28 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 412866, No. 459 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Personal Stories
Help us honour William Douglas Webster's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Ventura GRV JT838 of 459 Squadron RAAF crashed in the Aegean Sea en-route to the mission target of Castel Rosso in Italy with four of the crew killed - their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial in Egypt
POND, Keith (Flying Officer) 423885
HIGGS, Donald Ernest (Flying Officer) 410549
SMITH, Leslie Alfred (Warrant Officer) 421486
WEBSTER, William Douglas (Warrant Officer) 412866
The sole survivor was Flight Sergeant Ross Smith 410754
Biography contributed by Graham Prior
William Webster Rd, Crescent Head is named for him
STREETS OF HONOUR - The Macleay Valley's Tribute to its silent hereos