Original World War One Medal Pair, Pte Webb, Gloucestershire Regiment, Killed in Action Ypres

Original World War One Medal Pair, Pte Webb, Gloucestershire Regiment, Killed in Action YpresAn original World War One medal pair, comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal, original ribbons. Named as follows; 5044 PTE. H. J. WEBB. GLOUC. R. Henry Webb was entitled to a pair and also served under s n 241819. He is noted on Soldiers Died as having been killed in action on 16 August 1917, whilst serving with the 1 5th Battalion. August 1917 found the unit in trenches at Sint Jan Ter Biezen some distance to the west of Poperinghe and Ypres.

An original World War One medal pair, comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal, original ribbons.  Named as follows;

5044 PTE. H. J. WEBB. GLOUC.R. 

Henry Webb was entitled to a pair and also served under s/n 241819.

He is noted on Soldiers Died as having been killed in action on 16 August 1917, whilst serving with the 1/5th Battalion. August 1917 found the unit in trenches at Sint-Jan-Ter-Biezen some distance to the west of Poperinghe and Ypres. They moved up to the frontlines at Sint-Julian, north east of Ypres on the 15th, ready for an attack on the 'green line' the following morning. It was during this attack, heavily held up by German machine gun fire coming from behind their lines that Henry was killed. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.