Corporal 4916 William Henry WEST

Corporal 4916 William Henry West{gallery}Cpl W H West{/gallery}18th Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps. Formerly 10910 South Staffordshire Regiment

Killed in action in France and Flanders, 16th June 1918, aged 23.  He was killed whilst trying to recover the body of a comrade in arms.

• Buried: Maroc British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave III.A.3
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British Way and Victory Medals
  
• Son of John Henry and [late] Catherine West
• NNWFHS Memorial: Polesworth St Editha and Polesworth Pooley Hall Colliery
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Corporal West
• NNWFHS Polesworth War Memorial Page
• NNWFHS Polesworth Pooley Hall War Memorial Page
• Maroc British Cemetery
• Army Cyclist Corps

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born c1898 in Polesworth.
  
• Employed as a coal miner on Bank (aged 13) at Pooley Hall Colliery [1911]
• Living at Bridge Street, Polesworth [1911]