▁West min ster ▁School ▁of ▁Art . ▁He ▁fought ▁at ▁M ons , ▁Gal lip oli ▁and ▁in ▁Mes op ot am ia . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁four ▁times , ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁shot ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁his ▁j aw , ▁and ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁West min ster ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁under ▁Walter ▁Bay es ▁and ▁Bernard ▁Men in sky ▁and ▁then ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁part - time ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁B irmingham . ▁His ▁remaining ▁family ▁still ▁res ide ▁cent r ally ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Web b ▁produced ▁illustr ations ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁books ▁of ▁the ▁Sw all ows ▁and ▁Ama z ons ▁series ▁by ▁Arthur ▁R ans ome , ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁some ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁ed itions . ▁Because ▁R ans ome ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁those ▁produced ▁by ▁Steven ▁Sp ur rier ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁book , ▁Sw all ows ▁and ▁Ama z ons , ▁those ▁were ▁not ▁used ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁edition ▁( 1 9 3 0 ), ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁end paper ▁map ▁and ▁dust ▁jack et . ▁In ▁