William George (Bill) WEBB

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WEBB, William George

Service Number:	V388896
Enlisted:	18 April 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Tallarook, Victoria, Australia, 12 March 1883
Home Town:	Modella, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Mirboo, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 21 January 1955, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mirboo North Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
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World War 2 Service

18 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V388896, 23rd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
18 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V388896, 23rd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
15 Oct 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V388896, 23rd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
15 Oct 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V388896, 23rd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, V388896, 23rd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Bill was the second of six children of Alfred James Webb (born 1855 in Geelong, Victoria) and Elizabeth Jane Docherty (born 1859 at Campbell's Creek in Victoria). Alfred, a Farmer, and Elizabeth settled in the Gippsland Region to raise their family.

Bill, a Farmer at Mirboo in Gippsland, Victoria married Henrietta (Hetta) Clara Crole (born 1892 in Carlton, Victoria) in 1912 at Mirboo. In August 1918, Bill enlisted in the AIF as a Private (Service No:78918) and served until December 1918. Brother Charles Joseph Webb (Private, Service No:5968) served in WWI.

Bill and Hetta settled at Mirboo in Gippsland, Victoria and raised their family. Bill was a Farmer and in April 1942 he enlisted in the ACMF (Service No:V388896), He was a Private attached to 23 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps when he was Discharged in October 1945. Son Gordon Stuart Webb (Private, Service No:VX108642) served with the 22nd Infantry Battalion in WWII. Hetta died in 1952 and Bill died in 1955.

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