Albert William West
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 31314
Parents: Hubert and Mary West
Home address: Mill Lane, Warmley, Bristol
Date of birth: 12/12/1897
Place of birth: Warmley, Bristol
Date of death: 07/06/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Warmley Tower Unity Methodist Church Burial Ground
Age: 18
Further information:
Albert was born and raised in Warmley, the son of a factory worker and the second youngest of six children, with three sisters and two brothers. In 1911, most of Albert's family were working in the local boot industry.
Albert was in a reserve battalion (the 112th) that served on the home front. At the time of his death he was stationed at number 1 Wareham camp Dorset where there was a military hospital where he probably died. The cause of Albert’s death was haemorrhage from tuberculosis of the lungs.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/