Eric Webb

Eric Norman Webb, (23 November 1889 – 23 January 1984) was an engineer known for his role as chief magnetician on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

Biography Eric Norman Webb was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 23 November 1889. He studied civil engineering at the University of Canterbury and worked at the Melbourne Observatory, carrying out observations for the Carnegie Institution for Science. Both Cape Webb and Webb Subglacial Trench are named after him.

Webb served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. 1914–15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, and was twice mentioned in despatches. The citation for his MC, appearing in The London Gazette in February 1919, reads as follows:

Webb later worked in hydroelectric projects including the Churchill Falls Generating Station (then known as Hamilton Falls) in Labrador, Canada.

Eric Webb was the last surviving member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. He died on 23 January 1984.