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WEBB, Charles Edwin
| Service Number: | 6428 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Dublin, South Australia , 25 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 25 September 1978, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Dublin WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honor, Dublin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6428, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6428, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Armadale, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 6428 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Xavier Two Wells
Charles Edwin Webb was born in Dublin South Australia. Before he enlisted he worked as a Horse Driver,
He was 21 when he enlisted in December of 1915. Based on his Attestation Papers he was 5,8, weighing around 136 pounds. Grey eyes, auburn hair and a fresh complexion.
His rank was a sapper in the 15th Field Engineers. Sappers played a crucial role in digging trenches and performing engineering tasks. On the 20 March 1916, Webb embarked on HMAT Armidale from Sydney arriving in Egyp 10 May 1916. He proceeded to France the following month. In late 1917 Webb was hospitalised in France with an infection and did not return to the field until March 1918. By June he was again in hospital but this time with influenza. He was transferred to the UK for further treatment and was diagnosed with bronchitis. Webb was considered medically unfit and was sent back to Asutralia. He was discharged 22 May 1919.