WEST J.W.

Given Names:  John William

Service Number:  2267

Unit:  59th Battalion, 4th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  145779

Age:  24 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8½ In                  

Weight:  130 Lbs

Chest:  34-36 In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/2/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Evelyn A West

Beresford', 22 Uvadale Grove, East Kew, Victoria                                                              

Embarkation Date:  1/8/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Orsova A67

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ulysses  

Embarked:  18/1/1919                               

Disembarked:  10/3/1919

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lance Corporal

Discharge Date:  17/4/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  50599

Victory Medal:  49616

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1891

Place:  Sale, Victoria                               

Father:  John WEST                               

Mother:  Mary Maria MITCHELL

MARRIAGE

Year:  1916     

Place:             

Spouse: Evelyn Ada WOODS

DEATH

Date or Year: 27/6/1964                          

Place: Kew, Victoria                                

Burial:  Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 23/8/1918; gun shot wound, chest

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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