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Edward Dyson WEBB

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Date of birth12 March 1880
Date of death01 September 1918
Mothers nameLinda (née Barker)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameHenry Webb
SiblingsHarry (b 1876), Thirza (b 1877 d 1896), Emily ( 1882), Jonas (b 1884, m 1908), Myra (b 1887), Ethel (b 1889), Charlotte (b 1892)
Fathers occupationLabourer
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereBancourt British Cemetery. 1A. Headstone 8
Last known residenceColey St, Foxton
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthFoxton, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathIn the field, France
Date of arrival overseas16 August 1917
Theatres of warWestern Europe 1917, 1918
Place of embarkationWellington on HMNZT No 87
SurnameWEBB
War memorialFoxton; Foxton School
Christian namesEdward Dyson
Place of arrival overseasDevonport, England
WarsWW1
Service number51091
ReligionChurch Of England
Date enlisted28 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service3rd Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date12 June 1917
User reference10.215

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Died aged 40 years.

Declared age: 37 years

Hair: Black Eyes: Light Brown

Height: 5' 6½" Complexion: Dark

Weight: 133lb.

NOK: Mrs H Webb (mother), Whittaker St, Foxton also Jonas Webb (brother), 11 Heretaunga St, Palmerston North.

Last Employer: Osborne & Smith

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