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HOME GUARD MEMORIES AND INFORMATION - WARWICKSHIRE, BIRMINGHAM
37th WARWICKSHIRE (B'HAM) BATTN.
SMALL
HEATH
CAPTAIN H. W.
WEBB
MAGNIFIED IMAGES
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Capt.
Herbert William "Bert" Webb
(1892-1960) was a
member of the
37th Warwickshire (Birmingham)
Battalion under the command of
Lt.-Col. A. L.
Paterson, M.C. This Battalion was responsible
for the Small Heath area of the
city.
An associated page
of this website is
dedicated to Bert Webb who commanded the HQ Company of
the Battalion, responsible for Signals,
Transport, Ammunition, Intelligence, Gas
Defence, Pioneers, Weapons Training, Catering
and Liaison.
This page contains magnified versions
of the images contained on the main page.
(Further information about this Battalion
contained within this website is listed
here).
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This image
shows all ranks of the Battalion HQ
Company. Bert Webb is front row, centre
stage and clearly in command. The
officer to his right appears to be in
Regular Army uniform: perhaps he is
the Battalion Adjutant, a Training
Officer or even a distinguished
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The next image shows Bert, in
command and photographed with his
brother officers in HQ Coy. On the
reverse of the image he has written
names and functions:
Back Row
Kibbler
(Signals) -
Williams
(Q.M.) -
Newey (Ammunition) -
Shuttleworth
(Pioneer) -
Davies
(Gas) -
Chew
(Intelligence) -
Knowles (Signals)
Front Row
Crudge (Transport) -
Ironmonger (Intelligence) -
Lackenby
(Liaison) -
Webb (O.C.) -
Brown
(Weapons Training) -
Bourne (Signals)
- Hubbard (Catering)
It is dated
20th November 1944, a Monday
(surprisingly - but perhaps this is
an error and it was really the
previous, more likely day, Sunday 19th).
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This shows
the Signals Section, commanded by
Lt.
Bourne, in the centre of the front
row. Capt. Bert Webb is to his left,
present as his superior officer and in
overall command of the Company of
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The period
was not without humour
and like most units
there would have been
the odd incident,
improved with the
retelling, which would
have been worthy of
inclusion in "Dad's
Army". And also
satirical references to
the duties of Home
Guards. One of the
latter survives within
Bert Webb's papers.
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In Memory of
Capt.
H. W. "Bert" Webb
and
all his comrades in the
37th Warwickshire (Birmingham)
Battalion
in Small Heath
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Grateful acknowledgement
is made to Adrian Wills for the
information about his grandfather and his
generous permission for its publication in
this website.
Images © Adrian Wills 2017
(Further information about this Battalion
contained within this website is listed
here
under "Birmingham - Small
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