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WALTER WEST
Hull HU8 7QF
England
BORN HULL 26/12/1890. SON OF THOMAS WEST (1865-1920) & CHARLOTTE EMILY TINDLE (1864-1937), OF 1 CUTHBERT STREET, GREAT UNION STREET, HULL. (1901 CENSUS) AND 18 SEWARD STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). ONE OF 9 CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER.
HE MARRIED, LILY DEVANEY (1891-1978), AT HULL, ON 26/12/1913. THEY LIVED AT 7, CLAREMOUNT AVENUE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, GLADYS KATHLLEEN AND IRENE.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS BOMBARDIER, 800854,ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 30/10/1917, AGED 27. BURIED AT THE HUTS CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM.
HIS OLDER BROTHER, PRIVATE, GEORGE EDWARD WEST, 10TH DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY, WAS KILLED ON 11/09/1918, AGED 32.
| Name | Walter West |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull - 26 Dec 1890 |
| Death Date | 30 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Bombardier |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery 86th Brigade C Battery |
| Battalion | Territorial Force |
| Regimental Number | 800854 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Ieper 8900
Vlaanderen
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