I'm trying to find information regarding my Great-Grandfather George Percy Webb as a present for my father for Father's Day.
He was a regular soldier in the British army at the start of the War. He was taken prisoner of war and spent most of his time in (I believe) a POW camp in Holland, prison number 7525 (Group4). I'm told his rank was sergeant, although various family members think he may have been a Staff/Colour Sgt or Sgt-Major.
His Army number was 6888 and he served in the Wiltshire Regiment, possibly 2nd Batallion?
His date of birth was 10-1-1886.
He is mentioned in the 1891 census of Uxbridge as a 5 year old.
Any assistance about his Army career would be most welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Webbie
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16-01-2014, 6:01 PM #1webbie13Guest
Sgt George Percy Webb Wiltshitre Reg't
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16-01-2014, 6:14 PM #2
hi,,his medal card gives his rank as Sergeant
https://discovery.nationalarchives.go...s?uri=D5797653
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16-01-2014, 6:24 PM #3webbie13Guest
wow, what a great (and quick) start. Thanks gortonboy
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16-01-2014, 6:56 PM #4
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16-01-2014, 7:01 PM #5webbie13Guest
He did, he became the Borough surveyor in Tenby (West Wales) after he left service, before returning to Uxbridge area when he died in the 50's
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16-01-2014, 8:08 PM #6
On the 1911 census he was at Le Marchant Barracks, Roundway, Devizes, described as a corporal, aged 25 and married, born Uxbridge. His occupation was given as groom, but the occupation code written beside it was 240, which is painter and decorator.
Sue Mackay
Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids
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16-01-2014, 8:10 PM #7
Hi
Ancestry also has his medal card, but in colour and a lot clearer.
Red Cross has POW records - https://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/...isoners-of-war
See also- https://www.icrc.org/web/forms/webfor...2572E200322DD7
but read the line about it being digitised, so you may have to wait a while before you can access that information.
regards
Robert
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17-01-2014, 3:36 AM #8SueNSWGuest
According to the authoritative "Army Service Numbers" blog it looks like he joined up around 1903/04
You can read the transcribed war diary of the 2nd battalion Wiltshire Regiment online on a day by day basis via the website "The Wardrobe" - starting here: https://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/resear...ch/regiment:11
or download it from the NA - the period probably relevant to his service is available here - from Aug 1914 - Dec 1915 for GBP3.36
https://discovery.nationalarchives.go...s?uri=C7352428
You will see the Museum also offers to provide any information they may have on individual soldiers
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17-01-2014, 10:03 AM #9webbie13Guest
Wow, you're all experts at this!
To you all....... thank you very much.
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