| Rank | Cpl. |
| Service # | 434007 |
| Unit # | 103rd Regiment in Calgary, 50th Bn. |
| Resident | Dresden |
Regimental number: 434007 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10194 – 11, Item: 623039, PDF: B10194-SO11. Date of Birth 17/07/1893 at Dresden, Kent Co., ON. Enlisted at Calgary, AB. Son of Jonah M. Webster of Rutherford, ON. A bank clerk for the Bank of Commerce in Calgary. (appears in the Bank of Commerce – Roll of Honour) Member of 103rd Regt. in Calgary, AL for nine months. Attestation: 30/12/1914 at Calgary, AL to 50th Bn. BT. 14/01/15, 7/12/16, also found on Dresden, ON. cenotaph . Embarked Canada: Halifax NS. 27/10/15. Arrived in England – 4/11/15/ Proceeded O/S. 10/10/16 – 50th BN. Disembarked – France, at La Havre 11/08/16 – KIA – In Field:- 18/11/16.
Apparent Age: 21 yrs. Height: 5’ 8” , Girth: 37 ½ “ , Complexion: Very Fair, Eyes: Brown, Hair: Dark. Considered “Fit”. 30/12/1914 at Calgary AB. – Dated 28/06/14 = KILLED IN ACTION – 50TH BN. 1914 (31/12/14 – Feb. / Mar. to Cpl. 50th Bn. – FRANCE. Date of Service: 10/08/16. (to Mr. J. M. Webster – R.R. #4 – Dresden, Kent Co. ON .
Unit sailed 27/10/1915 from Halifax aboard the HMS Orduna arrived in England 6/11/15 in France, Disembarked at Havre 18/11/16. Ralph arrived in England 4/11/15 trained to be a Signaler with the rank of Cpl. with the 50th Batt. Disembarked at Havre, France.
WEBSTER Initials: R L Nationality: Canadian Rank: Corporal Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) Unit Text: 50th Bn. KIA, Date of Death: 18/11/1916 Service No: 434007 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: II. E. 18. Cemetery: ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT
His mother received his 1914-15 Star, the Memorial Cross, the Memorial Scroll 28/04/21 and the Memorial Plaque. 4/10/22. Military Will – to his father – J. M. Webster – R.R. #6, DRESDEN, ON 1/03/1916.
A photo of Cpl. Ralph Laverne Webster from Vol. 1 of “Letter from the Front – Canadian Bank of Commerce (CIBC). In memory of the CIBC “who went to war and did not return.”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Blenheim Freedom Library, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10194 - 11, LAC, CVWM, CIBC |
| Supplemental Information | KIA, Date of Death: 18/11/1916 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: II. E. 18. Cemetery: ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT |
| Height | 5'8" |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Age | 21 yrs. |
| Complexion | Very Fair |
| Hair | Dark |
| Birthplace | 17/07/1893 at Dresden, ON. |
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