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Robert William Webster

In memory of:

Sergeant Robert William Webster

March 7, 1944
Shinagama Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Military Service

Service Number:

H/6045

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp; 1939-1945 Star

Additional Information

Born:

April 29, 1912
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

September 5, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba

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.

Commemorated on Page 474 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan

Grave Reference:

Section B, Row B, Grave 13

Location:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Robert William Webster– This is a photo of my grandmother's brother, Robert William Webster (24 April 1912 - 7 March 1944).

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    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).

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    Photo of Robert William Webster – Photo taken circa 1939 in Winnipeg. Submitted by his daughter Joan Patricia Berry (Webster).
  • Photo of Robert William Webster– 1929 Winnipeg Robert William Webster

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  • 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.

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    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.
  • Photo of Robert William Webster– 1940s 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

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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
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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
  • Grave Marker– Photo of RW Webster's grave in Yokohama Cemetery Japan.

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    Grave Marker – Photo of RW Webster's grave in Yokohama Cemetery Japan.

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