WEBSTER, Geoffrey Sargood
(Service number 56387)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 31/05/1896 | Place of Birth | Akaroa |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Clifton Road, Takapuna, Auckland | ||
| Occupation | Warehouseman | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mr Henry Bunting WEBSTER (father), Clifton Road, Takapuna, Auckland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 29th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment | ||
| Date | 13 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 July 1970 | Age | 74 years |
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| Place of Death | Devonport, Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Purewa Crematorium, Auckland; ashes interred Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Geoffrey Sargood Webster was the second son of Henry Bunting and Clara Wordsworth (née Sargood) Webster. He was educated at Gleniti and Waimataitai schools, Timaru, and privately. He was a warehouseman for Sargood Son & Ewen. Geoffrey married Doris Lilian Duder in 1932 at Devonport. After doris' death he married Winifred Joan McMinn. His brother, Henry Norman Webster also served in World War I, and both Geoffrey and Henry served in World War II.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 January 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [22 January 2020]; Purewa Crematorium & Waikumete Cemetery records [22 January 2020]
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