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WEBB, James Augustian
(Service number 8/3111)

J A Webb — (Waimate Museum & Archives 2002-1026-04260)

St Andrews War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.19 #01)

Name plaque (M-W)), St Andrews War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.19 #03)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	c/- Mr Smith, Princes Street, Enwood, Invercargill
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	J Webb (father) St Andrews, South Canterbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	7th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Otago Infantry Battalion
Date	9 October 1915
Transport	HMN 32,33,34, Aparima, Navua, Warrimoo
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Otago Infantry Regiment

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	27 November 1918	Age	24
Place of Death	Timaru, NZ
Cause	died of wounds
Notices	Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16699, 28 November 1918, Page 4
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery, Timaru
Memorial Reference	Plot 537 SE
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; St Andrews War memorial

Biographical Notes

son of Nora Webb, Springbrook and the late James Webb. Born at Timaru. Served in Egypt 1915-16 and on the Western Front 1916-1917

Sources

Timaru Herald, 30 November 1918

External Links

Military personnel file

Researched and Written by

Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)

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