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Halbert WEBSTER

Regimental number57986
Date of birth19 September 1892
Place of birthYangan, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.9
Height5' 8"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, J.A. Webster, Darra via Ipswich, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 July 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameQueensland Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 July 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Discharge date7 January 1919
Other details

War service: failed to re-embark from Fremantle, 31 July 1918.

Found guilty of being absent without leave, Fremantle, from 1 August until arrested by Civil Police at Southern Cross, 23 September 1918: awarded 28 days' detention, and forfeited 55 days' pay.

Discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 7 January 1919.

Medals: none
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as WEBESTER.
SourcesNAA: B2455, WEBSTER Halbert

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