Name
Edward Gregory Webb
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
10/07/1916
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
10647
Bedfordshire Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 2C.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St Michael and All Angels Church Memorial, Watford,
Redbourn Town Memorial,
St Mary's Church Memorial, Redbourn
Pre War
Son of Gregory George and Mary (nee SANSOM) WEBB; husband of Florence May (formerly WEBB, nee BAKER) HART of Watford.
His parents married 1885 in the St George’s Hanover Square, London, district. Gregory died 26 January 1945 in the Hemel Hempstead, Herts, district aged 83, and was buried 31 January at St Mary’s, Redbourn, Herts; Mary died 5 July 1951 in Redbourn aged 85, and was buried 9 July, also at St Mary’s.
Edward was born 1889 in Redbourn, and married 2 December 1915 at St Michael’s, Watford. He resided in Watford. Florence remarried 27 September 1919 at St Michael’s, Watford, to Charles Edward HART.
On the 1891 Census, aged 2 he lived in Redbourn, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1901 Census, aged 12 he still lived in Redbourn, with his parents and seven siblings.
He was a watercress labourer living in Whippendell Road, Watford in 1911 and then married Florence M Baker, of 31, Middle Way, Harebreaks, Watford, Herts. 2 December 1915 at St Michael’s, Watford.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hertford; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 30 July 1915, and was killed in action in the front line near Contalmaison.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Edward’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
There is a brief article about Edward in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 22 July 1916.
Edward is also commemorated on his brother Charles' grave at St Mary's, Redbourn. His part of the inscription reads:
ALSO OF
EDWARD GREGORY WEBB
AGED 27 YEARS. KILLED IN FRANCE JULY10TH 1916.
EDWARD GREGORY WEBB
AGED 27 YEARS. KILLED IN FRANCE JULY10TH 1916.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk), Malcolm Lennox, Gareth Hughes
