WALTER WEBB
- Died: 24 Apr 1918
- Rank:
- Service no at death: 241971
- Died: 24 Apr 1918
- Rank:
- Service no at death: 241971
Personal
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- Surname: WEBB
- Forename: WALTER
- Initials: W
- Date of Birth: 1883
- Place of Birth: Wimborne Dorset
- Place of Birth Source: 1911 Census
- Address: 1911 Census shows him living at High Hall, Wimborne with his family, working as a butler.
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- Employment / trade: 1901 Census shows him as a footman at Tyneham House, Dorset. 1911 Census a Butler at High Hall, Wimborne.
- Place of work: High Hall, Wimborne
- Family (parents and grandparents): Parents Alfred and Annie Webb, 29 Avenue Rd, Wimborne.
- Spouse Name: Gertrude Webb
- Notes: Gertrude’s later address shown as Upton Long Sutton, Langport, Somerset
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- Source: 1911 Census
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- Other service details: Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion
- Other rank: Private
- Other service no: 241971
- Service facts: Joined the Army in May 1916
Death and Memorial
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- Age at death: 34
- Date of death: 24 Apr 1918
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- Circumstances of death: www.glosters.org.uk shows him killed in action in France.
- Service no at death: 241971
- Field of action at death: France
- Place of death:
- Location of grave: St.VenantRobeq Rd British Cemetery, Robeq, France
- Position: 11.E.1
- Other memorials: St. John’s Church, Wimborne Town Memorial, Wimborne Minster an named on plaque inside.
- Newspaper Reference : Wimborne Minster Parish Magazine for June 1918 confirms details and adds “It will be remembered that a short time ago the cottage occupied by Mrs Webb and her young children was burned to the ground.”