WEST brickwall.......

[trish251]

Been browsing the South Australian State records site......found the reference to the Inquests ....and wouldn't you know it.....

quoting.....
"Inquests for the period 1877-1930 were authorised for pulping during World War II as part of the war effort. "

Edwin's death was in 1927!

    

......dee

Sods law definitely in evidence       sorry Dee

Trish

[deeiluka]

I'm really sorry, Trish.....I had several inquests for that period that I intended to seek out when I finally got the opportunity to visit State records!   

Oh well......you win some, you lose some.....   

.....dee

[deeiluka]

I just realised that the child mentioned on Edwin Peter's enlistment paper of the 1st Dec 1915 does not appear to have been registered either!

She was Marjorie, supposedly born 19th August 1915, and who is given on his record as also suffering the same medical condition as he did.

I've searched under West and Tuckwell, and I've just searched all female births for that date, and indeed for the whole month of August that year.....and nothing!     

.......dee

Do  you  know what happened  to  that daughter?

regards Jenn

Again.....the son (her brother) won't talk much. I believe she ended up spending much of her life in a home.....and have checking hospital records on my list for my next visit to the SAGHS library.   

......dee

Must make a correction here. I have followed up with a family member....the first child, Marjorie Doreen , married and had quite a large family.

It was the second daughter,  Joyce who ended up spending her life in a home.


Not that knowing this is of any help to breaking through the brick wall.   

.......dee

[cando]

Been browsing the South Australian State records site......found the reference to the Inquests ....and wouldn't you know it.....

quoting.....
"Inquests for the period 1877-1930 were authorised for pulping during World War II as part of the war effort. "

Edwin's death was in 1927!

    

......dee

Dee there are Burial Orders held by State Records GRG 1/91 which cover the period 1926-1954, with gaps. 

Just for your info though - as you mentioned an inquest.  When an inquest is deemed unnecessary a Coroner's Certificate is issued and the authority by which the body is released for burial or cremation is called a Burial Order.

WEST Edwin Peter  14 Jan 1927  34 years  Ref#482  at Paruna.

There may not be any further information other than you already have.   The information generally includes date and place of death, age, burial order number and other details which refer to occupation, residence, marital status and [occasionally] date of birth.

Cheers
Cando

[cando]

Edwin Peter WEST's name does not appear in the  Index to Inquests GRG 1/94  1917-1932.  The Index to Inquests contains only full names, the date of the inquest and the sequence number for that year.

Dee let me know the names of the other inquests you are seeking.

Cheers
Cando

[wivenhoe]

NAA WW1 record for Edwin Peter West - page 30 has "Jack Richard West" written in pencil. Is this man a brother?. The record for Jack Richard West has him born in Wellington, NSW, 26yrs at 1915, blacksmith, living Brisbane, wife Sarah Elizabeth and children Maisie, Clifford and Phyllis.
QLD BDM - Charles Richard West m. Sarah Elizabeth Harvey 1911
Clifford Richard b. 1911 to Charles Richard and Sarah Elizabeth Ridge
Phyllis Muriel b. 1913 to Charles Richard and Sarah Elizabeth Ridge
NSW BDM - Charles Richard West b. 1888 Rhylstone to Richard Charles and Ada. Other children to same couple to 1893 - but no Edwin.

[cando]

Deleted...found.  It is a fair while since we searched for this man but if I recall the name of his father was on his marriage reg/cert in SA.  But it is good to have another pair of eyes searching

Added later

Link to page
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/NAAMedia/ShowImage.asp?B=8380985&S=30&T=R

His South Australian marriage certificate gives his father as Arthur Frederick West.

dee

Cando

[cando]

Incorrect information originally entered here
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/NAAMedia/ShowImage.asp?B=8380985&S=20&T=R
Notification to remove the incorrect entry and
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/NAAMedia/ShowImage.asp?B=8380985&S=27&T=R
and then Page 30 linked above, noting the correct WEST who did transfer to the 3rd Regiment.

I don't think there is any connection.  Simply an entry in an incorrect WEST file.  Edwin Peter was disharged not transferred to the 3rd Regiment, as was Jack Richard WEST.

Cando

[deeiluka]

Thanks Cando for the continuing help. Im afraid I'd put this one on the back burner due to lack of ideas on where to go next.

I'm in Adelaide with Mrs Dee at the moment and struggling with the laptop, and wthout all my records, so can't remember the other inquests in which I have an interest.

Thanks for trying to help, Wivenhoe, but as Cando has said, the NAA record indictes that a mistakewas made. And yes, Edwin Peter West's father on his marriage certificate is Arthur Frederick West.


Dee