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Captain George Webber

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Military service

Age: 52
Rank: Captain
Force: Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment: Newfoundland Mercantile Marine
Division: SV Schooner Antoinette, a two-masted schooner (St. John’s, Newfoundland) (116)
Birth: January 1, 1863 Harbour Grace
Death: January 1, 1915

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Additional information

His full name is George C. Webber.

Husband of Caroline Amelia Kitchen of Harbour Grace, Avalon, Newfoundland. Father of Charles Kitchen, Arthur Kitchen, Mary, Private Hubert Webber, regimental number 2693, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, killed in action on 14 April 1918 in Pas-de-Calais, France, George Ernest and Valentine Webber.

Schooner that was reportedly torpedoed in January 1915 between Patras (Greece) and Newfoundland. However, no submarine has claimed this victory. The vessel was reported missing after leaving Patras, Greece on December 28, 1914 and the registry closed on 15 April 1918.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 72 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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