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...
Hero of the Indian Rebellion during which he relieved the siege of Lucknow.
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
Trustee of The Memorial Gates Trust. Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill, KStJ, PC, DL, was born on 25 November 1920, the son of Bernard Bruce Weatherill (1883-1962) and Annie Gertrude Weat...
Person, Armed Forces, Commerce, Liveries & Guilds, Politics & Administration
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
We think we have found the right man. If so, Wikipedia informs that he was imprisoned in Kuwait in 2021.
