WEBSTER, Arthur
| Service Number: | 5113 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Gwennap, Redruth, Cornwall., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tin Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nine Elms British Cemetery Grave V. A. 11., Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium, Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5113, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5113, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 5113, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5113 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Although there is a birth record for an Arthur Webster recorded in Redruth [below] that does not match the age at death.
Births Dec 1883 Webster Arthur Redruth 5c 217
It is therefore likely that the record for Frederick Arthur Webster [below] relates to this Australian soldier. The census records confirm this.
Births Mar 1885 WEBSTER Frederick Arthur Redruth
5c 208.
Gwennap is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is about five miles (8 km) southeast of Redruth.
Son of Emily Jane Webster, of Lanner Hill, Redruth, Cornwall, England, and the late John Webster.
1891 census- Gwennap, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom- Trevarth Lane End
John Webster Head 27 Cornwall, England
Emily J Webster Wife 26 Cornwall, England
Frederick A Webster Son 6 Cornwall, England
Henrietta Webster Daughter 4 Cornwall, England
Henrietta Webster Daughter 2 Cornwall, England
Mary Ellen Webster Daughter 1 Cornwall, England
1901 census-then he was 16 and a tin miner-underground
John Webster Head 37 Gwennap, Cornwall
Emily J Webster Wife 36 Gwennap, Cornwall
Frederick A Webster Son 16 Gwennap, Cornwall
Henrietta Webster Daughter 12 Gwennap, Cornwall
Mary Ellen Webster Daughter 10 Gwennap, Cornwall
Annetta Webster Daughter 8 Gwennap, Cornwall
1911 census- then he was a Tin Miner-Stopper
John Webster Head 47 Gwennap, Cornwall
Emily Jane Webster Wife 46 Gwennap, Cornwall
Frederick A Webster Son 26 Gwennap, Cornwall
Henrietta Webster Daughter 22 Gwennap, Cornwall
Mary Ellen Webster Daughter 21 Gwennap, Cornwall
Myra Gwendoline Webster Daughter 9
Age on arrival in Australia 27
Address PO, Orange, New South Wales.
Enlistment date 1 November 1915 Private 17th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 5 June 1916-he was then 31.
Unit from Nominal Roll 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery