on aug 5th 1914 ernest and william west received their mobilisation orders from squadron sgt major cox,both were members of the 1st royal north devon hussars,ernest No 915 and william No 225016,they were two of the five sons of farmer charles and eliza west of scur farm,braunton,sgt major cox asked the brothers if they were prepared to volunteer for service overseas,both men agreed,after a period of training at colchester they sailed for mudros on 25th sept 1915 on board the SS olympic,they arrived at mudros on 1st oct,after a week they reboarded the olympic and sailed for gallipoli,landing at suvla bay on 9th oct,after various tours of duty in the trenches ernest was eventually evacuated with enteric fever,he was taken to sheffield hospital arriving there on 31st dec,he died of sickness on 13th feb 1916,william also had to be evacuated with rheumatism and had to convalesce at whalley hospital,lancashire,after recovering he was assigned to the 1st devons and was killed in the fighting for polderhoek chateau on oct 4th 1917,ernest is buried in st.brannocks churchyard,braunton,william wasnt so fortunate,hes still missing,mack
