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Corporal 23547 Andrew WEBB - 50th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle/Other
Local actions near Ypres
Place of Death
Trenches at Hellfire Corner, Ypres
Medals
1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
August 1914 - Warwick
Commonwealth War Grave/Memorial Page
SWFHS War Memorial(s)
Other War Memorial(s)
Previous Regiments/Units
79th Company Royal Garrison Artillery
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
| The war diary has not been found but it is known that the 50th Trench Mortar Battalion was attached to 50th (Northumberland) Division. During the period, 14th February and 2nd March 1916, the enemy carried out a number of attacks on the 50th Division who were stationed in the lines on the Ypres Salient. The area was known as Hellfire Corner.
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| Hellfire Corner Trench Map | Menin Gate Memorial |
| Personal & Family History |
Birth Date & Place
Apr Qtr 1887 at Gaydon
Baptism Date & Place
17 Apr 1887 at Gaydon, St. Giles
Parents
Joseph & Harriet Webb of Gaydon
Wife & Marriage
Elizabeth nee Gwilliam - Jul Qtr 1915 at Pembroke
Child
Ronald Andrew b 21 Jan 1916
Address History
- 1891 - Left of Main Road, Gaydon
- 1901 - Back of Church, Gaydon
- 1911 - Steamer Point Barracks, Aden
- 1914 - 11 Honeyboro Green, Neyland, Pembroke
Occupation(s)
- 1901 Worked on Farm
- 1911 Solider in Royal Garrison Artillery
