No.G/60242, Lance Corporal, Thomas WEBB
Aged 20
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Thomas Webb was born in 1898 (Mildenhall Q4-1898 4A:839), son of James and Phoebe WEBB (née BROWN).
1901 census...Aged 2, he was at The Street, Beck Row,with his father James WEBB [45] carter on farm; his mother Phoebe [44]; brothers Ernest [20] farm labourer, Richard [12], Jesse [9] and Frederick [6] and sister Agnes [4]. They were all born in Mildenhall. 1911 census...Aged 12, he was at Beck Row with his parents, brother Jessie (farm labourer), sister Agnes and brother Jack [8]. |
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He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds . "Soldiers Died" has him "killed in action" which, given the date, suggests he was killed at the end of the blockade of Najaf (100 miles south of Baghdad, the rebels there surrendering on the 19th May 1919
photo: Telegraph - Julian Simmonds work began in 2012 to repair the damage here, at least 500 headstones will be replaced. and originally named on the Mildenhall memorial click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
