Private George Webster
| Date of Birth | c1866 |
|---|---|
| Age at Death | 51 |
| Date of Death | 06/02/1917 |
| Service Number | 436 1253 43540 |
| Military Service | Royal Defence Corps |
| Merton Address | |
| Local Memorial | Streatham Park Cemetery |
Additional Information
George’s parents were James who was born on the 27th December 1826 and his wife Sarah Hodgins who were married on the 18th 0ctober 1844 in Leighton Buzzard had 9 children between them.
According to the 1871 Census, the Webster family resided at 68 America road in Leighton Buzzard. George’s father James was employed as a railway labourer and his mother Sarah was a straw plaitter
George originally enlisted as a soldier in 1886 for a total of 12 years with the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served overseas in Cyprus in 1888, Malta for 5 years and Bermuda for 2 years as well in South Africa for 9 months in 1904. He was promoted to the rank of corporal in 1901.
At the age of 37 years, his enlistment record reveals that George was 5 feet and 2/8 inches tall and weighed 145lbs, he had a fair complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.
While serving in Malta, George met and married Jane Goggin at Sliema, on the 23rd January 1892. 0n the 31st March 1905, he was discharged from the army and then re-enlisted again 2 years later in 1907, a year later, he again terminated his service with the army.
The 1901 census that 35 year old George who was now a lance corporal and his 35 year old wife Jane were now residing at 1 Malmsey Place in Lambeth.
The 1911 Census reveals that George and Jane had been married for a total of 19 years and had no children. George was now employed as a waterside labourer while Jane worked as linen maid at the Savoy Hotel. The couple resided at No 1 0ld Barge House Street in Blackfriars, London.
George re-enlisted at the Central Telegraph 0ffice on the 29th April 1915 and on the 6th November 1916; he was transferred to the Royal Defence Corps. Hospital records reveal that by the 27th September 1916, he was admitted from Alexandra Palace for 10 days for observation and treatment which was eventually diagnosed to be General paralysis of The Insane under section 164. George was transferred to the Middlesex war hospital on the 6th November 1916. George was permanently discharged from the army as being permanently unfit to serve on the 15th November 1916.
Hospital records reveal that George died on the 22nd December 1916 according to Pension records.