Personal information about Philip John Webb

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Commonwealth War Grave

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Name: Philip Webb
Service: Royal Garrison Artillery
service number: 301153
Rank: Gunner
Date of death: 15/08/1918
Age at death:
Other information:
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Death Information

Name:
    Philip Webb
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Death certificate for Philip Webb
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Philip Webb *
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Maiden name:
  
Date of Death:
    15 August 1918
Age at death:
   21
Date of birth:
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Place of birth:
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Gender:
    Male
Place of death:
    Temporary Military Hospital, Stirchley
Usual address:
   
Occupation:
   No. 301153 Gunner R.G.A. (Baker)
Cause of death:
   (1) Gun shot (shell) wound of chest - 4 months, 25 days (2) Haemorrhage Certified by W.A. Stokes M.D.
Death certificate information
Registration year:
    1918
Registration quarter:
    September
Registration district:
    Kings Norton
Register volume:
   6d
Register page/folio:
    36
Link to Free BMD register page.
Comments: 
Information Sources: Death Certificate, Free BMD

Burial Information

Name on burial register:
    Philip Webb
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Age at death:
    23
Date of burial:
    20 August 1918
Abode at death:
(according to burial register)
    2 Shrewsbury Terrace, Newbury
Burial register information:
   
Book number: 1917
Page number: 019
Record number: 9752
Official at burial:
    L.R. Majendie (Rector)
     
Source of information:
   Burial Register

Memorial Details

Name on Memorial:
   Philip John WEBB
Date of death:
   15 August 1918
Age at death:
   21
Gender:
   Male
   
Memorial type:
   Headstone and 3 kerbstones. CWGC Headstone
Construction Material:
   Sandstone
     
Inscription:
   In Affectionate Memory Of/ Gnr. Philip John Webb/ 10th. Mountain Battery, R.G.A. Wounded ?mortally on March 14th. 1918/ in P………, died Aug. 15 1918/ ?eldest ……..(Sarah Webb and possibly 2 others on stone which is badly eroded.)/ "And Feed my Lambs."
     
Condition of memorial:
   Headstone in poor condition. Engraved but illegible. Ivy garland symbol carved at top of headstone. Heavy vegetation and lichen. East kerbstone has been placed across south and north kerbstones in front of CWG headstone.
Pattison location code:
   LS (D) 22
Other Notes:
     Transcription as per Mrs. P.
     
Date monument recorded:
   18 April 2017
Monument recorder:
   D Duff
 
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Obituaries and Newspaper announcements

Philip Webb
Article source:    Newbury Weekly News and Mrs Pattison
Date of source:    22 August 1918
Copyright:    © Newbury Weekly News

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PHILIP WEBB

 

SOLDIER’S FUNERAL

 

The funeral took place on Tuesday, of Gunner P. Webb, 10th Mountain Battery, R.G.A., eldest son of Mr. J. W. Walsh, Whitelands, Peasemore.

 

The first part of the service was held in St John’s Church, Rev. R.L. Majendie officiating, and the interment in Newbury cemetery. A bearer party and bugler attended from Reading Barracks, and the last post was sounded at the graveside. Messrs E. Hart & sons were the undertakers.

 

The late Gunner Webb joined the service in July 7th, 1916, having previously been a baker in the emlpoy of Mr. Whitehorn of Bartholomew-street. He trained in Yorkshire, and was drafted to France in November, 1916. Slightly wounded at Vimy Ridge, and was sent to Salonica at the end of 1916. Whilst there contracted enteric malaria and typhoid fevers in succession, and was in hospital in Malta, subsequently Birmingham and Croydon. In 1917 was sent to Egypt and Palestine, wounded after crossing the Jordan, and in hospital some time at Cairo. Returned to Birmingham hospital a second time and died there on August 15th.

 

His only brother Alec, is in the Royal Naval hospital at Haslar, and unable to attend the funeral.

 

Newbury Weekly News 22 August 1918

 

Mrs P. p 142 L S(D) 22

Died 18 August 1918 aged 23
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