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thanks linda, the brompton ralph one is definitely the right one I recognise the names of his brothers and sisters. Unfortunately there is no one still alive who might know his regiment. I'll try george's suggestion and contact Lesley.

This one would seem to be yours, but his mother is Edith not Elizabeth

Name: William John Webber
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Edith
Gender: Male
Where born: Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England

Civil Parish: Brompton Ralph
Ecclesiastical parish: Brompton Ralph
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Williton
Sub-registration district: Stogumber
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 45
Household Members:
Name Age
John Webber 40
Edith Webber 36
Horace Ed Webber 10
Hilda Mary Webber 7
William John Webber 4
Minda Webber 2

I have found this one on the 1901 census

Name: William J Webber
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation: Son
Father's Name: George
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Acton, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Acton
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
Town: Acton
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Brentford
Sub-registration district: Acton
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 88
Household Members:
Name Age
George Webber 43
Elizabeth Webber 45
George J Webber 14
Edith E Webber 10
Alice A Webber 6
William J Webber 4
Alfred P Webber 3

so unfortunately I don't think that it can be your man
He is probably one of the others I mentioned above, (I amended my post)

great linda thanks a bunch. it certainly sounds like him. His mother was Elizabeth but i don't know if her middle name was Alice or not. I'm not very computer literate what do i have to do yo get the images if you download them? Sorry to be a pain.

Hilary

I have had a look on Ancestry but sorry nothing shows up that seems to match
.i suggest you post on Lesley's thread,on the link in my previous post she may be able to help you more

George

There is this one, someone has added a correction. When I look at the images, it is for William John Webber, there are 12 images all together. It says his next of kin is his mother Elizabeth Alice Webber. Is this the correct person?

That is the only possibility on the surviving records, but on the medal index cards, there are four William John Webbers and another thirteen medal cards for William J Webbers. Five of these are in the Somerset regiment, but unless you know his regimental number from another source, it is not possible to know which one was yours, always assuming he even joined a Somerset regiment of course

Name: Neil McDonald
[William John Webber]
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1896
Residence : 25 Spencer Road, Acton
Regiment Name: Field Artillery (Camberw??
Regiment Number: 22055
Document Year: 1915
Number of images: 12

thanks george, i'm not a member of ancestry though. Could anyone do it for me if they don't mind. his name was William John Webber born1897 Brompton Ralph, Somerset.

WW1 service records are on Ancestry, if you post name and any other details Dob, place of birth. anything at al, to see if his records survived as over 70% of these records were destroyed in WW2

I can look for you.

Also Lesley does look ups for WW1 and she is brilliant at finding records and much more

Here is the link to her thread

http://www.genesreunited.co.za/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1118011&px=0



George

thanks, will do

Try the National Archives. Lots of records on-line, and a great place to visit, too.

Is there any way of tracing the service history, or even finding out a little bit about what he did if you don't know the regiment he served in?