The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private A G West

Home     

Inscription - "FAREWELL BELOVED THY TASK IS O'ER"

Photograph by "Len"

Private Albert George WEST, G/12883, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,  died of wounds, 21 Casualty Clearing Station, Flanders France, 11th September 1916, age 19.

Born Chatham, Kent, son of William James & Annie Rebecca West, 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham, Kent. Five brothers, five sisters.

28th February 1897, Luton, Kent, baptism of Albert George West, son of William James West & Annie Rebekah Banister.

1911 Census - 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham, Kent - William West, head, age 50, married, paintere, HM Dockyard, worker, born Chatham, Kent; Annie West, wife, age 50, married 28 years, 11 children, all still alive, born Aylesford, Kent; Rose West, daughter, age 22, single, born Chatham, Kent; William West, son, age 19, single, house decorator, worker, born Chatham, Kent; Herbert West, age 17, single, assistant boot shop, worker, born Chatham, Kent; Albert West, son, age 14, school, born Chatham, Kent; Henery West, son, age 12, school, born Chatham, Kent; Fredrick West, son, age 9, school, born Chatham, Kent; Horace West, son, age 7, school, born Chatham, Kent; Ethel West, daughter, age 5, school, born Chatham, Kent.

Enlisted 10th December 1915, Chatham, Kent, age 18 years & 330 days, height 5ft 6¾ inches, weight 112lb, field service at home, not quite stasndard.  Resided 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham, Kent. Formerly pawnbroker.

Home, 10th December 1915 to 22nd July 1916; BEF, 23rd July 1916 to 11th September 1916.

10th December 1915, enlisted; 12th December 1915, to Army Reserve; 29th March 1916, mobilized; 29th March 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 30th March 1916, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th July 1916, embarked; 15th July 1916, disembarked; 23rd July 1916, Infantry Base Depot; 23rd March 1916, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 31st July 1916, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st August 1916, joined Battalion, "A" Company, In the Field; 10th September 1916, wounded, gun shot wound right femur.

12th November 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, deceased; Mother, Annie R West, 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham; Brothers - William F West, age 27, 40 Coronation Road, Luton; Herbert E West, age 25, 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham; Henery A West, age 20, 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham; Frederick G? West, age 17½, 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham; Horace E? West, age 16, 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham; Sisters - Annie A? West, age 35, 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham; Clara F? West, age 33, 109 Gordon Road, Chatham; Alice M? ?????, age 31, 2 Musselle? Terrace, Greenhithe; Rose L West, age 29, 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham; Ethel N? West, age 13, 19 Salisbury Road, Chatham.

Buried at La Neuville British Cemetery, II. D. 6., Corbie, Somme, France.