Civilian life
Birth
21 December 1919 AWMM AWMM
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Address before enlistment
- WW2 30 Blythewood Flats, Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- WW2 30 Blythewood Flats, Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
- WW2 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
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Biographical information
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 North
Later Chief of General Staff and Chief of Defence Force. Awarded KBE and CB. AWMM
Death
Death
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Cemetery
Ashes, St John the Baptist (Anglican) Churchyard, Waimate North, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
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Obituary
New Zealand Herald, January 1990.
Dominion, January 1990. AWMM
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Roll of Honour
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Sources
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Documents
- Second 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
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