ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

WEBSTER, Alexander

WEBSTER, Alexander

Full Name: Alexander

WEBSTER

Date of Birth: 03

–

1887

Place of birth: Monitieth Dundee

Scotland

Occupation: Sleeper Hewer

Address: Wilga WA

Next of Kin: Father- Robert WEBSTER

Next of Kin Address: 8 David St Broughty Ferry Forfarshire Scotland

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 4432

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-11-04

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-02-12

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-03-11

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: France

Age at Death: 28

Burial Location: Inscription Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France.

26/10/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Greenbushes WA
4/11/1915- To 35 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
27/11/1915- To ” A ” Company No. 4 Depot Battalion Blackboy Hill
16/12/1915- Allotted to 14th Reinforcements 16th Battalion Blackboy Hill
12/02/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Miltiades ” bound for Egypt
11/03/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
2/04/1916- Taken on Strength 16th Battalion in the field Serapeum Egypt
1/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
9/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
31/08/1916- Reported Missing in Action France
4/04/1917- Court of Enquiry found soldier to have been Killed in Action France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 31424

Victory Medal – No. 31200

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 324977.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Wilga War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 81

Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France.