Personal information | |
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Full name | Joseph Edward Webster |
Nationality | British |
Born | Rowley Regis, England | 15 June 1902
Died | 22 August 1945 Italy | (aged 43)
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 10,000 metres |
Joseph Edward Webster (15 June 1902 − 22 August 1945) was a British long-distance runner. [1] He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [2] He was killed in a military vehicle accident during World War II. [3]
Webster served as a gunner in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War and was killed in a road accident in Italy on 21 August 1945, a month before he was to be demobilized. [4] [5] He is buried at Salerno War Cemetery. [4]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Joseph Edward Webster |
Nationality | British |
Born | Rowley Regis, England | 15 June 1902
Died | 22 August 1945 Italy | (aged 43)
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 10,000 metres |
Joseph Edward Webster (15 June 1902 − 22 August 1945) was a British long-distance runner. [1] He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [2] He was killed in a military vehicle accident during World War II. [3]
Webster served as a gunner in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War and was killed in a road accident in Italy on 21 August 1945, a month before he was to be demobilized. [4] [5] He is buried at Salerno War Cemetery. [4]