Arthur Webster (c.1899-1918)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- WEBSTER, ARTHUR. Private. No 41447. 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. Born Yeadon, Leeds. Son of William Henry and Betsy Webster, 19 Wood Terrace, Primrose Hill, Huddersfield. Employed in the finishing department of Messrs Taylor and Lodge, Folly Hall, Huddersfield. Died of wounds as a Prisoner of War in Stuttgart, Germany, on 7.7.1918. He was 19 years of age. Buried NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, CASSEL, GERMANY. Grave location:- Plot 2, Row E, Grave 3.
- ROH:- memorial in Lockwood Cemetery, Huddersfield.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private WEBSTER
- regiment: Leicestershire Regiment
- died: Sunday, July 7, 1918
- age: 19 years
- record ID: 904492
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #904492)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #4678199)