Born Fulstow, Lincolnshire, 1891. Son of Espin West (1845-1908) and Mary Dobson, of Fulstow, Lincolnshire. He had a brother Henry Francis West and sisters, Margaret Lucy Broughton and Elsie Ellen Tanner.
He lived in Burstwick, working as a horseman on a farm and labourer. Described as 5 foot, 4 inches tall, chest size 37-38 inches, 130 lbs weight, Church of England religion.
He married Laura Fisher Drewery (1893-1969), at Burstwick, on 31 Oct 1914. Husband of Laura and father of two sons, Fred and William Arthur West. They lived in Burstwick.
Enlisted Hull on 24/06/1916. Served with the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment. Posted to France, on 12/12/1916. Killed in action, on 24/02/1917, aged 26. His grave inscription reads, “TRUE TO THE END R.I.P”
Notes:
- ‘Burstwick Shrine’, Hull Daily Mail, 5 December 1916
- Yorkshire Heroes, Vol I: A Journey from Hull to Withernsea, Around Hornsea and Back to Hull Again, Malcolm Mann, 1996. pp. 397-398
- ‘Burstwick Shrine Unveiled’, Hull Daily Mail, 8 December 1917
- Burstwick Primitive Methodist Shrine, dedicated December 1917. Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries. Records 74 men serving in WW1.
- Burstwick WW1 Memorial, unveiled 10/07/1920. Attended by: Colonel R Hall; Local Clergy/Dignitaries; Ex-Servicemen. Records 17 died and 58 men returned.
