South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Private 17586 George Albert Charles WEBB - 8th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Medals
1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
Dec 1914 at Stratford on Avon
Other Information/Previous Regiments/Units
- Arrived in France on 4 Aug 1915
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The battalion were in the front line at or near Stuff Redoubt NE of Thiepval when they were heavily shelled. The shelling killed 1 officer and wounded another. Other rank casualties are not mentioned but George would have been one of 16 men killed between the 22nd and 26th October.  |
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| Stuff Redoubt | Thiepval Memorial |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 15 Oct 1892 at Chipping Norton | 13 Nov 1892 at Chipping Norton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Albert and Henrietta Webb nee Miles | Little Compton |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
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| Address History | Employment History |
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NB. George was born George Albert Charles MILES as his mother Henrietta was not married (illegitimate) at the time and were not married until 1895 (note that George's second name is the same as his father which leads us to believe he was the son of Albert and Henrietta).
