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Battalion / unit at enlistment: 11th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: died
Birth: 8 Feb 1894, Nottingham, England
College Building memorial: First floor, centre east
Slide number(s): HR-1131
Attestation place: Valcartier
Attestation date: 24 Sep 1914
Present address: Grandora, SK
Occupation: farmer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Age: 20 years, 6 months
Height (inches): 68.50
Chest expansion (inches): 35.50
Amount of expansion (inches): 4.00
Marks: 1 1/2" scar on 2nd finger, rt hand
Previous military service: active militia
Cause: disease
Location: London
Father's Address: Grandora, SK, Canada (1914)
College Building list #: 1
Roll of Honour list #: 208
Roll of Service (1928) #: 62
Long List #: 62
West, Edward
Identification
Regimental number: 21775Battalion / unit at enlistment: 11th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: died
Birth: 8 Feb 1894, Nottingham, England
College Building memorial: First floor, centre east
Slide number(s): HR-1131
U of S attendance
Entry date | College | Left - date | Left - reason | Degree | Degree - date | Notes |
1913 | Agro | BSA 1917? |
Military service - attestation
Volunteer/drafted: volunteerAttestation place: Valcartier
Attestation date: 24 Sep 1914
Present address: Grandora, SK
Occupation: farmer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Age: 20 years, 6 months
Height (inches): 68.50
Chest expansion (inches): 35.50
Amount of expansion (inches): 4.00
Marks: 1 1/2" scar on 2nd finger, rt hand
Previous military service: active militia
Military service - assignments
Group | Type | Location | First known date | Last known date | Reason for end of assignment | Notes |
11th Bn | RoH | |||||
10th Bn | CB | |||||
16th Bn | 1915 July 2 | D | disease RoS for Bn |
Rank
Rank | Date | Notes |
Private |
Death
Date of death: 2 May 1915Cause: disease
Location: London
Family
Father: West, GeorgeFather's Address: Grandora, SK, Canada (1914)
Non-military addresses
Address | Occupation | Earliest date | Latest date | Source | Notes |
Grandora | student | 1913 | 1915 | U of S Calendar |
Sources
National Archives reference: RG 150 box 10237 - 40College Building list #: 1
Roll of Honour list #: 208
Roll of Service (1928) #: 62
Long List #: 62
Links to more information
- Great War site: photographs/documents
- Search National Archives' Soldiers of the First World War database (automatic search based on regimental number or name)
- Search the Canadian Virtual War Memorial (automatic search based on name; Includes information about burial site and images from Book of Remembrance)
- Search the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial (need to enter name; may include biographical information as well as information about geo-memorials)