2nd Lt Cecil Maurice Webb

   

1899 Jul 25. Born , Willesden, London

1899 Oct 8 Baptised. It is probably the vicar that got the exact DOB wrong

1901 census in Willesden

1911 census in Kilburn, N London

1916 Jan entered Eastbourne college

1917 left Eastbourne College

1918 Dec 20. Commissioned 2nd Lt from Sandhurst. In 5th Lancers

1919 Aug 17. Resigns his commission, as 2nd Lt

1920 Dec 20 Promoted Lt in Army Reserve

1920 Sep 17. Joined ADRIC with service no 586. Posted to J Coy. Mother at 23 Dyne Rd, London NW6

1921 Feb 16.. Posted to Depot

1921 Mar 12. Webb had a kit count and was missing a rifle and revolver.

1921 May 11 . Court Martial of Temporary Cadet CM Webb, Auxiliary Division, RIC; neglect of duty, allowing his firearms to be stolen; ; Dublin; found not guilty and released. Section Leader W R Green gave evidence

1921 May 19 Permitted to resign. Presumably because of the missing guns

1923 May/Jun married in Wandsworth to May B Brown

1924 Apr 6. Fined for not having his car number plate illuminated at Caterham

1939 Register Living with wife May Beatrice at 101 Dolphin Square , City of Westminster, London. He is a Registrar and Accountant Born 25 Jul 1899

1939 As a member of the Reserve of Officers he attended Sandhurst and was called for service in the Royal Armoured Corps and the 16/5th Lancers, and was later posted to the Special Service Battalion (afterwards Commandos) in the rank of Captain.

1941 Reaching the age-limit for service in that unit, Webb was seconded to the Pioneer Corps, promoted Major and served as an Acting Lieut Colonel. He had married May Beatrice Webb of Putney, and of three children, only one, Maurice, survived.

1941 he was living at Fir Grove, Burgess Hill.

1941 Apr 17 Died in Sussex. He was a Major in Armoured Corps. CWGC . Son of Thomas and Mary Webb; husband of May Beatrice Webb, of Putney, London. He received fatal injuries in a car accident while on duty. Webb was 41. He is remembered on the memorial panel at the Woking (St John’s) Crematorium, Surrey, Panel

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