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John Fenner Webb

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas Frederick and Annie May Webb (nee Fenner), of Christchurch, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

John was the Observer aboard a Firefly that took off from HMS Indefatigable to attack an oil refinery at Palembang, Sumatra. Having shot down one enemy fighter, they were shot down by another.

[For Your Tomorrow. Errol Martyn Vol.2 p. 318]

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Casualty

Name:
John Fenner Webb
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Indefatigable

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Date of Death:
29 January 1945
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 8.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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