Roy Webb (1904 - 1943)

Born 12 Jul 1904 in Yarraville, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Ruby Stella (Gavey) Webb — married 1933 in Victoria, Australia

Died 6 Oct 1943 at age 39 in Thailand

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Biography

Roy Webb was born 1904 at Yarraville, Victoria.^[1][2] In 1931 Roy Webb was recorded on the Australian Electoral Roll as a bread carter living at Springvale Road, Springvale. At the same addess were Eliza Amelia Webb (his mother), Richard Aust Webb, baker (his father), Charles Webb, electrical fitter (his brother).^[3]

Roy married Ruby Stella Gavey in 1933.^[4]

Roy Webb is a Military Veteran.
Served in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force 1940-1943
2/29th Aust. Infantry Battalion

Roy Webb enlisted in the Australian army on 17 July 1940. He was then living at Carnegie, Victoria.^[2]

Roy Webb VX45944 1940 enlistment photo

Private Roy Webb died as a Prisoner of War in a Japanese camp during World War II.

He died on 6 October 1943 in Thailand as a prisoner of war; his cause of death was said to be beriberi, a deficiency of thiamin, more commonly known as vitamin B1.^[5] At the time of his death he was serving with the 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion.^[2] He is buried at Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar.^[6]

Death notices in The Argus 13 February 1945:

WEBB.-Officially reported died at Malaya, October 6, 1943, Pte. Roy Webb, 2/29th Batt., A.I.F., dearly loved husband of Ruby, 62 Blackwood street, Carnegie.

WEBB.-On October 6, 1943, at Malaya, Pte. Roy Webb, 2/29th Batt., A.I.F., loved son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Webb, brother of Russell, Freda (Mrs. G. Keane), Gladys (Mrs. L. Scott), Doris (Mrs. D. Martin), and Charles. -Always remembered.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 27 Jul 2022). Index entry for Roy WEBB, Year: 1904; Parents: Richd Aug and Eliza Amelia GRACE; Place: FOOTSCRAY Reg. Number: 18120/1904
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} World War 2 nominal roll: https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=455520&c=WW2
3. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Victoria 1931 Electorate Flinders Subdivision Dandenong viewed through ancestry.com (subscription $) Ancestry Record 1207 #12511652
4. ↑ Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 27 Jul 2022). Index entry for WEBB, Roy and GAVEY, Ruby Stella; Year: 1933, Reg. number: 11527/1933
5. ↑ NAA: B883, VX45944 WEBB ROY : Service Number - VX45944 : Date of birth - 12 Jul 1904 : Place of birth - YARRAVILLE VIC : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - WEBB RUBY
6. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2091636/roy-webb/
7. ↑ Family Notices (1945, February 13). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 2. Retrieved July 27, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1097901