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World War One / 22293 Sgt Hartley Webber
« on: Monday 05 February 24 15:15 GMT (UK) »
Hello
I'm trying to look into more of my Grandmother's Brother Hartley Webber reg no 22293 South Wales Borderers. He was taken prisoner on 12th April 1918 at Merville. While travelling by train near ? St.Maur, a British aeroplane bombed the train. Hartley suffered a double shattering of the lower jaw, left lower lower part of his thigh.left metatarsal of the upper arm.
Thankfully a German surgeon put Him back together again apparently using rabbit bone to rebuild his jaw.
Hartley went on to live into his nineties.
I want to know where could I ask if our records have any details of this or would I have to look to Germany.
Also earlier would Hartley been at Mametz
Thank you.
I'm trying to look into more of my Grandmother's Brother Hartley Webber reg no 22293 South Wales Borderers. He was taken prisoner on 12th April 1918 at Merville. While travelling by train near ? St.Maur, a British aeroplane bombed the train. Hartley suffered a double shattering of the lower jaw, left lower lower part of his thigh.left metatarsal of the upper arm.
Thankfully a German surgeon put Him back together again apparently using rabbit bone to rebuild his jaw.
Hartley went on to live into his nineties.
I want to know where could I ask if our records have any details of this or would I have to look to Germany.
Also earlier would Hartley been at Mametz
Thank you.