Regimental number | 3957 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mt Barker, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mount Barker, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E T Westley, Mount Barker, South Australia |
Previous military service | Was a member of the Mt Barker Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3957A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Bernafay New British Cemetery (Row E, Grave 34), Montauban, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph (b. 1 July 1850; d. 25 August 1933) and Elizabeth Grace (b. 1 July 1864; d. 21 April 1919) WESTLEY |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 718 Driver Benjamin WESTLEY, 12th Machine Gun Company, returned to Australia, 8 October 1918; 4648 Pte John WESTLEY, Australian Base Depot No. 3 Camp, effective abroad (subsequently returned to Australia); 206 Pte David WESTLEY, 1st Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 7 November 1915; Cousin (1st): 219 Sergeant Albert WESTLEY, 43rd Bn, killed in action, 17 October 1917.~ |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 50th Bn, from 10th Bn, 2 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 14 June 1916. Attached to 13th Machine Gun Company, 29 July 1916; returned to 50th Bn, 21 October 1916. Wounded in action, 20 November 1916 (multiple shell wounds); died of wounds at 4th Australian Field Ambulance. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |