WEBSTER, Henry Norman
(Service number 2/1224)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27 December 1891 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Clifton Road, Takapuna | ||
| Occupation | Warehouseman | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | H. B. WEBSTER, Clifton Road, Takapuna | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 August 1978 | Age | 86 years |
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| Place of Death | Te Puke | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bay of Plenty Crematorium, Tauranga | ||
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Biographical Notes
Henry Norman Webster was the eldest son of Henry Bunting and Clara Wordsworth (née Sargood) Webster. He was educated at Waimataitai School, Timaru, and Wanganui Collegiate School. He was a warehouseman for Sargood Son & Ewen. Henry jnr married Linda Ethel Koch in 1923. His brother, Geoffrey Sargood Webster also served in World War I, and both Henry and Geoffrey served in World War II.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 January 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [22 January 2020]; Bay of Plenty Crematorium record [22 January 2020]
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