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Military service
Service number:
H/6045
Age:
31
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
April 29, 1912
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
September 5, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
March 7, 1944
Shinagama Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Section B, Row B, Grave 13
Additional information
Father of Joan Patricia Berry (nee Webster) of Regina, Saskatchewan and Jack Webster of Charleston, South Carolina. Sergeant Robert Webster was captured in Hong Kong on December 25, 1941 as a Japanese Prisoner of War.
Additional citations
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp; 1939-1945 Star
Digital gallery of Sergeant Robert William Webster
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of Robert William Webster
This is a photo of my grandmother's brother, Robert William Webster (24 April 1912 - 7 March 1944). -
Photo of Robert William Webster
Photo taken circa 1939 in Winnipeg. Submitted by his daughter Joan Patricia Berry (Webster). -
Grave Marker
Photo of RW Webster's grave in Yokohama Cemetery Japan. -
Photo of Robert William Webster
1940s Robert William Webster -
Photo of Robert William Webster
1929 Winnipeg Robert William Webster -
Photo of ROBERT WILLIAM WEBSTER
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me. -
Document
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of ROBERT WILLIAM WEBSTER
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Correspondence
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Correspondence
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Telegram
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Winnipeg Free Press 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Robert William Webster
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Robert William Webster
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Robert William Webster
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Robert William Webster
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Robert William Webster
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Robert William Webster
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Robert William Webster
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Robert William Webster
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Robert William Webster
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 474 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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