William John Henry WEBB

Regimental number10/1018
Date of birth21 November 1891
Place of birthThornbury, Southland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressC/- Patent Slip Cottages, Evan's Bay Parade, Wellington
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7.75"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs W J H Webb, c/o Mrs D Cashman, 304 Evans Bay Road, Wellington
Previous military serviceMain Body, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Enlistment date13 July 1917
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 97 Tahiti on 16 November 1917
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitReserve Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 November 1918
Family/military connectionsPreviously served with Main Body, New Zealand Expeditionary Force - see 10/1018 William WEBB. Also served with NZ Army between January 1942 and March 1942.
Other details

War service: England.

Embarked Wellington, 16 November 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 7 January 1918; marched into Sling Camp, 8 January 1918, and posted to Auckland Infantry Regiment; reverts to the rank of Lance Corporal, 8 January 1918.

Classified unfit, 11 July 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMT 'Ulimora', 7 November 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 19 December 1918; discharged, 16 January 1919.

Total war service: 1 year 188 days (of which 1 year 34 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24064485

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