The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private E A Webster

Private Ernest Albert WEBSTER, G/19466, 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after, 12th October 1917, age 19.

Born Bridgegate, Derbyshire, son of Charles and Clara Webster, 93, Litchurch Street, Derby, Derbyshire.

1911 Census - 93, Litchurch Street, Derby, Derbyshire - Clara Smith, head, age 48, widow, 5 children, 4 still alive, born Northwich, Cheshire; Alfred Smith, son, age 24, single, signal painter, Railway, worker, born Derby; Charles Smith, son, age 22, single, Fireman, Railway, worker, born Derby; Arthur Joseph Smith, son, age 19, single, slaters labourer, worker, born Derby;

Charles Webster, boarder, age 47, widower, 4 children, 3 still alive, wood sawyer, joinery works, worker, born Derby; Florence Webster, age 15, single, mender, hosiery, worker, born Derby; Ernest Albert Webster, age 13, school, born Derby; Nellie Webster, age 9, born Derby.

Enlisted Derby, Derbyshire, age 18 years & 3 months, height 5ft 9 inches, weight 126lbs. Formerly Office Porter / Messenger.

Home 1st June 1916 to 25th June 1917; BEF 26th June 1917 to 12th October 1917.

1st June 1916, enlisted; 2nd June 1916, to Army Reserve; 28th March 1917, mobilized; 30th March 917, posted 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Service No.82724; 26th June 1917, posted 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters; 21st July 1917, 14 Infantry Base Depot, transferred to 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th October 1917, posted missing.

17th June 1918, date when Separation Allowance of 10/2 a week payable to mother will cease.

6th October 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, Charles Webster, 93, Litchurch Street, Derby; Mother, Clara Webster, 93, Litchurch Street, Derby; Brothers - none; Sisters - Florence Morris, age 24, 93, Litchurch Street, Derby; Nellie Webster, age 18, 93, Litchurch Street, Derby; Grandparents, none; Uncles / Aunts - none; Nephews / Nieces - none.

Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 106 to 108, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

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