Hi Gorton boy, thanks for the info. The man I am trying to track down is proving tricky. I have a copy of his marriage cert to Florence Francis May HERBERT in WA on 1 January 1914. He gives his father's name and occupation as Edward J
amesWest, surgeon, but states that he was born in Mount Gambler in S.A.. I have been unable to find any records of him or his parents in S.A. He also says that his mother's name was Elizabeth Lindsay, and again nothing. I do have copies of later court records in which he gives his full name as Harold Norman Lindsay West. But I agree that there are just too many coincidences with these two. Without going into too much detail on a public forum, it would not surprise me that he has made up a history for himself that it is mix of fact and fiction. To make matters worse, he also had a son named Harold Norman West, and I am wondering if that is the one who enlisted in WW2. I would love to explore this more, but Iambic away from home at the moment and do not have access to all my information. I will contact you again when I get back, if that is OK and will email you a copy of the certs that I have. Thanks Julie
