Husband of Catherine Webb, of 112, Cawdor Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1915. Formerly 6600, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Previously employed as a fireman for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. Went down with the transport ship Aragon which was torpedoed 30/12/1917 en-route to Egypt.
Webb, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Webb
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Leigh, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: December 31st, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sapper
- Unit: 98th Light Railway Train Crew Company.
- Service number: 257051
- Regiment: Royal Engineers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/08/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7h
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 15/03/1918 23/08/1918 03/01/1919