| Accession Number | H05762 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 32252 Gunner Cappur Mitchell Webb, 8th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 32252 Gunner Cappur Mitchell Webb, 8th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from Hawthorn, Victoria. A 20 year old medical student prior to enlisting on 4 October 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 24th Reinforcements of the 2nd FAB from Melbourne on 14 February 1917 aboard RMS Osterley. After arriving on the Western Front, he transferred to the 29th Battery of 8th FAB in Belgium where he was killed in action at Zillebeke, near Ypres on 19 September 1917. Gunner Webb is buried in the Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres, Belgium.