Henry John WEBB

Regimental number8/506
Date of birth12 August 1888
Place of birthInvercargill
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationIronmonger
Address5 Bowmont Street, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinWilliam Webb, 5 Bowmont Street, Invercargill
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Discharge date22 April 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HS 'Marama', 31 August 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: pulmonary tuberculosis), 22 April 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death22 November 1927 Palmerston, Otago
Age at death39
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22017311

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