Regimental number | 733 |
Place of birth | N/A England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Webster, Bream Street, North Harborough, Leicester, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Prov CPL |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the 8th August, 1918, during the operations on the SOMME, east of HAMEL, Sergeant WEBSTER displayed great gallantry and leadership. During the advance through dense fog, and, in spite of heavy flank machine gun fire from the direction of CHIPILLY, he fought his platoon to its final objective, mopping up many dugouts on his way.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |