George Arthur West WW1 Record

[DCS]

Hi all,

A member of my family has joined Ancestry and having trouble finding a war record for an ancestor of hers.  He is George Arthur West born 1896 Manor Park, London, who died 3/11/1917 in Gaza, Egypt.  I have found his cert on the WW1 war graves but she is unable to find his actual war record.  What should she be looking at?  She says there is a family tree/album on there but she can't access it.  Maybe it is private I don't know.  If there is a record to be seen and someone can tell me that then I will go to the library and look at Ancestry for her.

Thanks

[Treetotal]

Hi...I can't see an army record for George Arthur West or campaign medals...over 60% of WW1 records were destroyed by fire in WW2...The tree on Ancestry that I looked at doesn't give any Army Service records.
Maybe someone else can find a match....Do you have his Parents names?

Is this him:
George Arthur West

Birth Place:
Ilford, Essex
Residence:
Manor Park
Death Date:
3 Nov 1917
Death Place:
Palestine
Private
Regiment:
Essex Regiment
Battalion:
4th Battalion
Regimental Number:
200327
Type of Casualty:
Died of wounds
Theatre of War:
Egyptian Theatre


Carol

[DCS]

Thank you for looking Carol - I did wonder if that might be the case!

Diana

[DCS]

Yes father was Alfred West and mother was Elizabeth.  They lived in Manor Park.

Diana

[nanny jan]

Hi,

His entry on CWGC site:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/651632/WEST,%20GEORGE%20ARTHUR


Nanny Jan

[DCS]

Yes that's the right George Arthur West Carol.  And now we have his certificate too.  Many thanks to you all.  Diana

[MaxD]

DCS

A few more snippets which may be of use:
His original army number indicates he joined the army somewhere between Sep 1913 and 7 Aug 1914, ie before the war started.  The 4th Bn was part of the 54th East Anglian Brigade -  http://www.1914-1918.net/54div.htm gives a good overview of what he would have been involved in.  I note the grave register only gives his mother's name, presumably his father had died by then?
maxD