Born near Barnstaple, Devon. From the picture source website: "7 years 2nd Life Guards, London. Licencee Hare & Hounds South Molton & then ran Clockmaker & Gunsmith shop in East St. ( now part of Tiverton Inn). Father of William Mark Webber, Bailiff & museum founder member. 'G W when a boy of 16yrs old. Height 6 ft. Weight 13st & 8lbs. A fine lad'. Model for the Lifeguard at base of Wellington's statue in Hyde Park.
Note: we know of three other soldiers who also did some modelling - see Dudley.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
John Galliford Webber
Unusually the model for this statue is known: Webber. Our thanks to his grea...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Soldier. He enlisted in the East Surrey Regiment in August 1915 at the age of twelve, and fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, then aged thirteen. In the 106th Machine Gun Company of the Mach...
Created by Lord Trenchard to provide direct welfare assistance to those of the extended Royal Air Force family in need or distress.
