Regimental number | 2910 |
Place of birth | North Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ironworker |
Address | 7 Thistlethwaite Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Webb, 7 Thistlethwaite Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Alice WEBB |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2510 Pte William WEBB, 60th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 6th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 17 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 5 August 1916, pronounced 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2890301: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 2878 Corporal R.E. POULTER, B Company, 60th Bn, 5 February 1917: 'With the exception of Rooney who was in C. Co., I knew them all [WEBB and 10 others]. They all went over the top on 19th July at Fromelles. We had 440 yards to cross under heavy fire and a creek to get over into the bargain. None of these men answered roll call. In my own mind they were all killed. We could not get any bodies in, most of which lay 100 yards out in No Man's Land.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 23), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WEBB Thomas Richard
Red Cross File No 2890301 |