Regimental number | 6874 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
School | Grammar School, Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Rev. Albert Ed West, Buxton Marrickville Road, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served with Local Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 France |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave 9), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert E and Alice Maud Smethhurst WEST. |
Family/military connections | Nephew: Major V.B. West |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |