Military Service
Service Number: B/78623
Age: 22
Force: Army
Unit: Irish Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Son of George and Anne Johnstone (nee Barrowman) Webster, of Toronto, Ontario.
Obituary in The Gazette (Montreal, QC), 25 May 1942, p 11:
CORPORAL DIES IN CRASH
Toronto Soldier Killed near Gaspe as Truck Skids
Gaspe, Que. May 24 - Cpl. John B. Webster, 22, of a Toronto regiment stationed here was killed near here Saturday when the army truck in which he was riding crashed through a low bridge. The driver and only other occupant of the truck suffered minor injuries. His name was not given.
Cpl. Webster and his companion were not on duty when the mishap occurred. The truck was rounding a sharp curve when it skidded and crashed through the bridge rail. Webster was flung from the truck and landed in a deep gully.
A coroner said it was "accidental death". The body will be taken to Toronto tomorrow.
Military Service
Service Number: B/78623
Age: 22
Force: Army
Unit: Irish Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Son of George and Anne Johnstone (nee Barrowman) Webster, of Toronto, Ontario.
Obituary in The Gazette (Montreal, QC), 25 May 1942, p 11:
CORPORAL DIES IN CRASH
Toronto Soldier Killed near Gaspe as Truck Skids
Gaspe, Que. May 24 - Cpl. John B. Webster, 22, of a Toronto regiment stationed here was killed near here Saturday when the army truck in which he was riding crashed through a low bridge. The driver and only other occupant of the truck suffered minor injuries. His name was not given.
Cpl. Webster and his companion were not on duty when the mishap occurred. The truck was rounding a sharp curve when it skidded and crashed through the bridge rail. Webster was flung from the truck and landed in a deep gully.
A coroner said it was "accidental death". The body will be taken to Toronto tomorrow.
Inscription
B/78623 Corporal
John B. Webster
The Irish Regiment
of Canada
23rd May 1942 Age 22
Born 1919 at Kilsyth,
Scotland. Beloved son of
G. and A. Webster.
With the Lord
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