Arthur (Maggie)  Ernest James Webb

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Arthur, known as Maggie, was born on January 6th, 1889 in Ireland.  Maggie's father was John  George Cecil Webb and his mother was Mary Sutton.  His paternal grandparents were Ephraim George Webb and Louisa Millar Crossley. He had three brothers and four sisters, named Ephraim, John George Cecil, Richard Arthur, Connie, Eva, Edith and Geraldine.  He was the second youngest of the eight children.  He died at the age of 81 in 1970.

• General Notes

  Born and raised in Ireland Joined 12th Royal Lancers aged 18
  Served in India and Egypt pre 1914-18
  Mobilizied on 16/8/1914.   12 days after war was declared as part of C Squadron. Took part in one of the last British Cavalry charges at the Battle of Moy August 28th 1914. A Didcot news paper later printed his account of this action
                                                                                                 " It was a sweltering hot day and the three squaderns of the 12th Lancers were having a swim when the bugle sent them hurrying to thier horses. Two squadrens were posted to cover the flanks while the third, in which Mr Webb was serving as a trooper charged over a hill behind which a detachment of Uhlans were formimg up in a field of stooked corn.
  With lances lowered the cavalry swept across the field and Mr Webb recalls how he lost his lance in his first thrust. He dismounted and re-equipped himself with a Uhlan lance bearing the red and black pennant. "
  
  He made the rank of Corpral during the War, and was awarded the Milatry Medal
  After the Regiment were mechanised Arthur stayed with the horses as a mounted trooper being in charge of tentpegging and polo equipment.
  Arthur served in the 12th lancers for 27 years  
  

Details of Maggie's family with Christina  Louise Kemp