Webb, Wilbert George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Wilbert George |
Surname | Webb |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Webb and Ethel Webb (née Parr), of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Husband of Alma Edwina Webb, whom he married on 15 November 1941 at Calgary. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ608 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wierden General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/92534 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Miscellaneous Information
Wilbert was born born on 25 August 1913 at Calgary, Alberta. Both parents were born in Ontario, his father, a building contractor, in Kingston and his mother in Stratford. He had two married sisters and brothers Roy, John and Richard. Richard is shown as in the RCAF overseas on Wilbert's enlistment papers. His schooling was at Sunalta Public 1919-1927 and Central High 1927-1930 (Jnr. Matric) in Calgary. He also took a Commercial Business Course 1930-1932 (stenography and bookkeeping). The sports he took part in were hockey, baseball and rugby. For work Wilbert appears to have started off with family at W.J. Webb, Calgary in general construction 1932-1938 and then at L. Bicknell, of Trail B.C. in Roofing for six months during 1938. He was then Trucking for the Hudson Bay Company until enlisting on 12 February 1941. |
After training he was posted to the U.K. and embarked from Canada on 13 December 1941, arriving at 3PRC on 26 December 1941. He was then at 2 S.S. 20 January 1942, 3 AOS 14 March 1942, 26 OTU 21 April 1942 and 150 Squadron 14 July 1942. Sadly a few weeks later Wilbert was to lose his life on 10 August 1942. |
Some sources incorrectly list his forename as William |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-08-1942 |
End Date | 10-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Osnabruck |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft shot down near Wierden in Holland by German ace Herbert Lutje. |