B63924 Company Quartermaster Sergent Charles Robert Webber was born in Guelph, Ontario, the son of Sidney Charles Webber and Ada Turner.  He had brothers Art and Bill (who served in the RCAF) and sisters Hazel, Dora and Mary. He was educated in Fergus, Ontario, and attended St John’s Anglican Church in West Toronto.

Webber married Kathleen Wright on 4 June 1935 and they had one daughter, Margaret Lois.

He served three years (1925-1928) in the militia with the Wellington Rifles. On 18 June 1940, he enlisted with the 1st Battalion, The Queen’s Own Rifles (Active Service) and served with them on “W” Force in Newfoundland. After returning to Canada, he trained in Camp Borden and Sussex, New Brunswick.

Webber arrived in Scotland with the Regiment on 29 July 1941 and rose through the ranks while in the United Kingdom:

• 17 November 1941 – Appointed Acting Corporal
• 1 April 1942 – Appointed Acting Lance Sergeant
• 18 February 1942 – Confirmed in rank as Corporal
• 2 July 1942 – Appointed Lance Sergeant
• 10 August 1942 – Appointed Acting Sergent
• 11 November 1942 – Confirmed as Sergeant

Webber landed with A or B Company on Juno Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and was wounded on 18 July and sent to hospital in England. He returned to France on 8 October, rejoined the QOR on 21 October, and served with them through France, Belgium and the Netherlands.  On 22 January 1945, he was appointed Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant.

CQMS Webber was killed in action in the Netherlands on 12 February 1945, aged 35. He is buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference I. D. 1. His family had the following engraved on his marker:

THERE IS A LINK
DEATH CANNOT SEVER
LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE
LAST FOR EVER