THE  DOVER WAR MEMORIAL  PROJECT

Memorial

FOR ALFRED HORACE WEBB

Alexander Webb was Maggie S-K's grandfather. His brother, Alfred Horace Webb, died in the Great War. Maggie's father, Alfred Harold Webb, was later named after him. Alfred Horace is remembered below.

 

Alfred Horace Webb died 26th March 1917, Gaza, Palestine
Could we have raised his dying head, Or heard his last farewell, The blow would not have been so hard, To those he loved so well. He lies beneath a foreign sky, The one we loved so well; He did his duty as a man, And like a hero fell.	letter sent from the YMCA with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Egypt, 22nd Oct 1916 "My dear sister Gladys, Just a few lines hoping this will find you in the best of health as it leaves me the same, well I have just found time to drop you a line ... "
letter sent in 1916 from Alfred "Goodbye, I remain your loving Bro, Alf" letter sent in 1916 from Alfred "Well, give my love to all at home Goodbye, I remain your loving Brother, Alf xxx xxx"
Alfred's brother Alexander (Alec), who also served, is below
Alec (top right) 1918 He also fought at Ypres	Alec (right) 1918
Alec returned to Ypres in 1934 - Menin Gate	Alec in the 1960s his grandchildren always knew him as "Richard", in honour of his friend who had died in the Great War
Alec's medals - his name can be seen on the rim of his British War medal

(see also We Remember  - Maggie's parents)

The British War Memorial Project have photographed the Jerusalem Memorial where Alfred Webb is commemorated. Alfred has no known grave.

Alfred's panel is to the right of the large arch

with grateful thanks to Fred Strauss and Asher Thompson, Jerusalem volunteers of the British War Memorial Project