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1258*. Gnr. Webbern, William Harold

Gunner

Date of Birth: c1895 (CWGC), Swansea (SDGW)
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea (SDGW)
1908 Serv. No: 1258*
1917 Serv. No: 725547
Service O/S: France
Date Died: 12/9/1917
How Died: Killed In Action
Awards: BWM. VIC.
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Known as Willie

Born Q1, 1895, Swansea. Parents - William & Catherine

1901 -

1911 - 15 Nichol St, Swansea. 16yo. Occ-Apprentice to his uncle (Burcher). W parents

1917 - Killed in Action, aged 22, 12 Sep 1917. Belgium

Personal Info: Son of William and Catherine Webbern, of 61, King Edward Rd., Swansea. (CWGC)
Address:
61 King Edward Road
Swansea (NEWS)

Military Service

No SR

Enlisted between 20-25 March 1915, most likely in Swansea

He would trained initially at the Depot in Swansea and later in a central RFA depot

Later recruits into the Brigade did not travel to Egypt, instead they were sent where they were needed. WH Webbren was sent to France

He was killed in action whilst serving with B Battery of 107 Bde and is buried at the Huts Cemetary

Addnl info: Buried/Commemorated: The Huts Cemetary
Final Unit: "B" Bty. 107th Bde. (CWGC)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(PENS)(CWGC)(SDGW)(NEWS)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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