Name
Frederick George Webb (MM)
1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/06/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Serjeant
28782
East Surrey Regiment
9th Battery
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Military Medal
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY
V. A. 39.
France
Headstone Inscription
None
UK & Other Memorials
St James’ Church Memorial, Thorley,
Working Men’s Club / Village Hall, Memorial, Thorley,
Not on the Bishop's Stortford memorials
Pre War
Frederick George Webb was born in 1893 in Bishop's Stortford to William and Esther Webb and baptised on 12 December 1895 at Holy Trinity, Bishop's Stortford. On 1901 Census he was living with his family in a cottage at Castle Street, Bishop's Stortford where his father was a barge labourer. Later his home address was at Lock Cottage, Thorley, Herts.
Wartime Service
He first enlisted in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment under Reg. No. 10083. When war broke out he was a serving soldier in India with the 10th Btn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
He was sent to East Africa and served there from 16 October 1914 and went to France in March 1917 having transferred to the East Surrey Regiment. He won the Military Medal in March 1918. His date of death seems to vary from the 15th to 16th June 1918 according to different military sources, however family sources suggest he was wounded on 3rd June and died on the 4th June. (see www.friends-stjames.org)
Additional Information
His mother received a war gratuity of £25 10s as well as pay owing of £14 8s 1d. She also received a pension of 5 shillings a week from 6 November 1918.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
John E. I. Procter (Rector of Thorley), Bill Hardy, Philip Hargrave - www.friends-stjames.org, Jonty Wild
