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. 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.
First name:
WALTER
Military Number:
800854
Rank:
Bombardier
Date Died
30/10/1917
Place died:
HUTS CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM
Age:
27
