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Rflmn. Charles William Webb
British Army 2nd/8th (Post Office Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:Staines
(d.7th Oct 1916)
Charles William Webb was the eldest son of William John and Mary Ann Webb, and was born on 5th February 1896 in Staines, Middlesex. He was the eldest of seven children. He never married. He was posted into the Post Office Rifles on 1st September 1916. He was killed in action at a skirmish at the Butte de Warlencourt in France on 7th October 1916. Family stories and recently found records show that his body was only identified due to a partially found identification tag which luckily stated his service number and surname.