George WEBB

Regimental number31914
Date of birth1890
Place of birthLower Hutt
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 4.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinBrother, A Webb, PO Box 21, Kawhata
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 July 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 17), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Ellen Webb. Native of Hamua, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 24 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917.

Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 3 March 1917 (influenza); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 31 March 1917.

Joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 June 1917, and posted to B Company.

Detached to 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, 5 June 1917; rejoined unit, 1 July 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 33
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22017296

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