Sydney West
Service Number
21295
Military Unit
3rd Bn Grenadier Guards
Date of birth
Date of Death
20 Sep 1917 (22 years old)
Place of Birth
Sherwood
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
Sydney was born in Nottingham in 1895 the son of John William a plumber and Alice Mary West (née Stephenson) of 111, Morley Avenue, Mapperley Plains, Nottingham. John William West was born in 1873 at Nottingham, Alice Mary Stephenson was born in 1869 in Stapleford. Married in 1893, they had three children - Frank b.1894, Sidney b.1896 and Amy b.1898. In 1911, they lived at 111 Morley Avenue.
Military History
Sydney West enlisted at Nottingham and landed in France on 26th July 1915.
Cement House Cemetery, Ypres, Grave Reference: XIV D 19
Extra Information
His uncle - George Henry West a chief stoker in the Royal Navy , was lost at sea when his ship the HMS Genista was sunk by a torpedo on 23rd October 1916, off the Irish Coast.
Photographs
Sydney West
Family grave commemorating Sydney West at Redhill Cemetery at Arnold
Photo taken by Peter Gillings
Sydney West
Close up of the family grave commemorating Sydney West at Redhill Cemetery, Arnold
Photo taken by Peter Gillings
Photo Murray Biddle