English Māori Richard James Holden Webb Born 21 December 1919 - Died 24 January 1990 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 800277 AWMM Vietnam 30099 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankLieutenant General/Military AWMM Defence Headquarters AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Major General Richard James Holden Webb, c.1969. Photographer unknown. The Dominion Post … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRichard James Holden AWMM SurnameWebb AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 800277 AWMM Vietnam 30099 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth21 December 1919 AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 30 Blythewood Flats, Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW2 30 Blythewood Flats, Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationSoldier/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mrs G.R.H. Webb (mother), 30 Blythewood Flats, Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Mrs G.R.H. Webb (mother), 30 Blythewood Flats, Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusSingle AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 800277 AWMM Vietnam 30099 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsKnight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) AWMM Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB) AWMM Legion of Merit (USA) AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingDuntroon Military Academy, Australia AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSoldier/Civilian AWMM Trentham, Upper Hutt AWMM Soldier/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Captain/Military AWMM Headquarters, British Commonwealth Occupation Force AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, JayForce AWMM Vietnam Lieutenant General/Military Ministry for Culture and Kayforce AWMM 4th Embarkation AWMM Korea Major/Military AWMM Visitor AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Cancer AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankLieutenant General/Military AWMM Defence Headquarters AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Richard Webb was the only son, and second child of George Robert Holden Webb and Jessie Muriel Webb. He had two sisters, Rhona Mary and Cynthia Holden. He married Barbara Anne Griffin daughter of Richard Fairbrother and Janet Katharine Bower Griffin. Two children, Michael Richard Holden Webb and Louise Katharine Webb.Sir Richard Webb was a career soldier.He departed for World War II a Lieutenant within the 6th Field Regiment, 2NZEF. He served later in Headquarters British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan) and K Force (1950-1952). He was CGS 1970 - 1971 and Chief of the Defence Staff 1971 - 1975. He retired in 1975 with the rank of Lieutenant General.There was a full military Funeral at Wellington Cathedral and a interment service for his ashes at Waimate NorthLater Chief of General Staff and Chief of Defence Force. Awarded KBE and CB. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death24 January 1990 AWMM Age 70 AWMM Kawakawa, Bay of Islands AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryAshes, St John the Baptist (Anglican) Churchyard, Waimate North, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryNew Zealand Herald, January 1990.Dominion, January 1990. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Richard James Holden Webb by laying a poppy. Richard Hadfield Webb Richard Herbert Webb Richard James Holden Webb Richard Steffano Webb Richard Stephen Webb Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Richard James Holden Webb Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/lt-gen-rjh-webb Further Reference New Zealand in the Korean War. New Zealand History online http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war Further Reference Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. New Zealand History online website. http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/ Further Reference Richard Webb, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Webb_(New_Zealand_Army_officer) Further Reference Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q65046026 Further Reference DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 9: WW2 418 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 16: WW2 140 AWMM Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
