William Frederick George West
Memorial: Hanham - High Street
Regiment: Auxiliary Air Force
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Aircraftman 2nd Class 813222
Home address: 59 Central Avenue, Hanham, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Worked for Mardon Son and Hall
Date of death: 16/08/1940
Buried/Commemorated at: Tangmere (St Andrew) Churchyard (Ref. Plot E. Row 2. Grave 27.), Sussex
Further information:
Before joining the R.A.F, William worked at Mardon, Son and Hall in Bristol. A young school boy who was attending Hanham Abbots School, knitted a scarf for William, but it arrived too late. He died at Tangmere Airfield in Sussex on 16 August 1940
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information is based by kind permission on the following sources:
1) Booklet ‘Not Just a Name on Stone’ by Hanham Local History Society
2) Thanks to Mr R Crew and Mrs. M Antill of Hanham Local History Society for their help
3) Jo Hurst, Volunteer researcher for the Second World War stories Project