South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Second Lieutenant Aubrey Herbert Bower WEBSTER - 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment


Killed in Action on Tuesday 25th April 1916 aged 27

2nd Lt Webster


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Bray Military Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
27 July 1915 in France ~ Knowle War Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials 
Accidentally Killed during Training 1914 ? Ante Chapel at Brasenose College
    King's School Worcester
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units Worcester Cathedral
near Bray Pte 1061 19th Public Schools Bn, Royal Fusiliers St Andrew’s Church, Ombersley 
     
  • 26 Jan 1915 - Commissioned to 2nd Lieutenant in Northamptonshire Regiment [Gazette]

Circumstances of Death

Aubrey was killed by the accidental bursting of a bomb whilst taking part in a Bombing Course near Bray on 25th April 1916.



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
25 Jun 1888 in Dorridge  
   
Parents NamesAbode
Rev. John and Edith Fanny Webster The Vicarage, Ombersley                          
   
SchoolsColleges
King’s School, Worcester 1900 - 1907 Brasenose College, Oxford 1907 - 1910
   
Address HistoryEmployment History
1888 - Dorridge 1900 - Scholar at King's School
1891 - Church House, Yazor, Herefordshire 1907 - Student at Brasenose 
1901 - King's School, Worcester 1911 - Teacher at Yardley Court School, Tonbridge
1907 - Oxford University  
1911 - 7 London Road, Tonbridge  
1916 - The Vicarage, Ombersley  
   
  •  Bellringer at St Andrew’s Church, Ombersley