Regimental number | 2609 |
Place of birth | Elsternwick Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 'Farleigh', Canterbury Road, Canterbury, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Walter Edward Webb, 'Farleigh', Canterbury Road, Canterbury, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For great gallantry and good work, especially on the morning of 2 October, 1918. A troop was on patrol on the Damascus-Aleppo road when they were cut off from the main body by a force of 1,500 enemy. Under heavy machine gun and rifle fire, he stopped to assist fallen comrades, and but for him two men would have been captured or killed.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 42 Date: |