Regimental number | 33287 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | 45 Claremont Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John West, 45 Claremont Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 1 year in the Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, February 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jane WEST |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Miltiades', 20 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 5 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WEST Hector Hilton |