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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Webster Harry Everard
|Army number=105524
|Rank=Captain
|Date of birth=11-May-12
|Age=32
|Unit=South Wales Borderers - Emergency Commission 2/Lt 19/11/1939 Brecknockshire Bn, Attached Durham Light Infantry 2/7/1944, Posted 10th Bn DLI, DIED of WOUNDS 26/7/1944.
|Company/Battery=A
|Task or role=OC
|Joined Brigade=02-Jul-44
|Promotions=W/S Lt, T/Capt, T/Major
|Died/Killed in action=26-Jul-44
|Home address=Son of Everard Francis and Olive Elizabeth Webster, Binstead, Isle of Wight. Buried Grave XII. F. 2. Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
|Source table=10DLI
}}

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 |Date of birth=11-May-12
 |Age=32 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Joined the South Wales Borderers - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 19/11/1939 with the Brecknockshire Battalion.  Served Normandy.  Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 2/7/1944, and posted to the 10th Bn DLI.  DIED of WOUNDS 26/7/1944 while with 10th Bn DLI.
+|Unit=Joined the South Wales Borderers - Emergency Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant 19/11/1939 with their Brecknockshire Battalion.  Served Normandy.  Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 2/7/1944, and posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  DIED of WOUNDS 26/7/1944 while with 10th Bn DLI.
 |Company/Battery=A.
 |Task or role=Officer Commanding the Company.
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 |Promotions=W/S Lt, T/Capt, T/Major.
 |Wounded=Seriously wounded near Caen - probably on 11/7/1944 - resulting in the loss of his arm, according to L/Cpl Raymond Townsend's diary.
-|Died/Killed in action=DIED of WOUNDS 26-Jul-44.  Initially interred near Giberville.  Map sheet 7F/2, reference 08806775.
+|Died/Killed in action=DIED of WOUNDS 26-Jul-44.  Initially interred near Giberville according to Graves Registration Report by John Arthur James on 13/8/1954.  Map sheet 7F/2, reference 08806775.  Re-buried 8/4/1946 in Grave XII. F. 2.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery,   Headstone inscription reads "ONWARD".
-|Home address=Son of Everard Francis and Olive Elizabeth Webster, Binstead, Isle of Wight.  Re-buried 8/4/1946 in Grave XII. F. 2.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads "ONWARD".
+|Home address=Son of Everard Francis and Olive Elizabeth Webster, Binstead, Isle of Wight.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}
-Captain Webster's name has been omitted from the DLI Roll of Honour list of those Officers from other Regiments killed, or died of wounds, while serving with the DLI.  This appears to be an error and needs further investigation.
+Captain Webster's name has been omitted from the DLI Roll of Honour list of those Officers from other Regiments killed, or died of wounds, while serving with the DLI.  This appears to be an error and needs further investigation and probably correction.

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 |Unit=Joined the South Wales Borderers - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 19/11/1939 with the Brecknockshire Battalion.  Served Normandy.  Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 2/7/1944, and posted to the 10th Bn DLI.  DIED of WOUNDS 26/7/1944 while with 10th Bn DLI.
 |Company/Battery=A.
-|Task or role=OC.
+|Task or role=Officer Commanding the Company.
 |Joined Brigade=02-Jul-44.
 |Promotions=W/S Lt, T/Capt, T/Major.
-|Died/Killed in action=26-Jul-44.  Initially interred near Giberville.  Map sheet 7F/2, reference 08806775.
+|Wounded=Seriously wounded near Caen - probably on 11/7/1944 - resulting in the loss of his arm, according to L/Cpl Raymond Townsend's diary.
 |Home address=Son of Everard Francis and Olive Elizabeth Webster, Binstead, Isle of Wight.  Re-buried 8/4/1946 in Grave XII. F. 2.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads "ONWARD".
 |Source table=10DLI

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 |Rank=Captain
 |Date of birth=11-May-12
-|Age=32
+|Age=32 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=South Wales Borderers - Emergency Commission 2/Lt 19/11/1939 Brecknockshire Battalion.  Served Normandy.  Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 2/7/1944, Posted 10th Bn DLI.  DIED of WOUNDS 26/7/1944 while with 10th Bn DLI.
+|Unit=Joined the South Wales Borderers - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 19/11/1939 with the Brecknockshire Battalion.  Served Normandy.  Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 2/7/1944, and posted to the 10th Bn DLI.  DIED of WOUNDS 26/7/1944 while with 10th Bn DLI.
-|Company/Battery=A
+|Company/Battery=A.
-|Task or role=OC
+|Task or role=OC.
-|Joined Brigade=02-Jul-44
+|Joined Brigade=02-Jul-44.
 |Promotions=W/S Lt, T/Capt, T/Major.
-|Died/Killed in action=26-Jul-44
+|Died/Killed in action=26-Jul-44.  Initially interred near Giberville.  Map sheet 7F/2, reference 08806775.
-|Home address=Son of Everard Francis and Olive Elizabeth Webster, Binstead, Isle of Wight.  Buried Grave XII. F. 2.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
+|Home address=Son of Everard Francis and Olive Elizabeth Webster, Binstead, Isle of Wight.  Re-buried 8/4/1946 in Grave XII. F. 2.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads "ONWARD".
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}
-Captain Webster's name has been omitted from the DLI Roll of Honour list of those Officers from other Regiments killed or died of wounds while serving with the DLI.  This appears to be an error and needs further investigation.
+Captain Webster's name has been omitted from the DLI Roll of Honour list of those Officers from other Regiments killed, or died of wounds, while serving with the DLI.  This appears to be an error and needs further investigation.