Regimental number | 12426 |
Place of birth | Allandale, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 11 Glen Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Edward Webster, 11 Glen Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Previous military service | 53rd Infantry; Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets and 18 months in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Field Ambulance 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 12427 Lance Corporal Frank Jewell WEBSTER, 10th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 8 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton, 24 November 1916. Admitted to hospital, 21 February 1917; rejoined unit, 23 February 1917. Admitted to hospital (measles), 27 February 1918; rejoined unit, 12 April 1918. On furlough in the United Kingdom, 24 November 1918; rejoined unit, 10 December 1918. Found guilty of being absent without leave, 3 pm 9 December, to 3 pm 10 December 1918: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeiture of 5 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia, 23 July 1919; disembarked in Australia, 11 October 1919; discharged, 3 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |