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Record #23188

Name :: : Harold Charles WESTLEY (1895 - 1916)
aka : Private Westley
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1 Jul 1895
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 29 Jun 1916 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northamptonshire, Northampton

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, West Flanders, Ledeghem

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 27 Mar 1914
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Virginian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Unknown

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Harold Charles Westley.

1911 English Census for the family of Harold Charles Westley places him at 123 St James Road Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. His father was Alfred Charles Westley, his mother Mary Martha and a younger brother listed William Alfred Westley. Further records on Alfred Charles Westley suggest he himself was killed in 1918 in the Great War, 2 years after Harold was killed.

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Ancestry.com
Name: Harold C Westley
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1895
Departure Date: 18 Mar 1914
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: St John, New Brunswick, Canada
Ship Name: Virginian
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Shipping Line: Allan Line
Official Number: 121219
Master: A Rennie

Attestation papers signed 27 Jul 1915 in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Harold Charles Westley was born 1 Jul 1895 in Northampton, England. His father, Alfred Westley of 123 St. James Road, St. James End, Northampton, England was his Next of Kin. His trade was Shoe Trademan. 5'3" in height, with brown hair and brown eyes, he had a scar in the middle of his neck and a vaccination scar on his left arm. Religion was listed as Methodist.

The Canadian Virtual War Memorial states that Harold was the son of Alfred Charles Westley, of Rossmore, Weedon Rd., Upton, Northampton, England.
Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that Harold was previously reported missing, and for official purposes reported that he died whilst prisoner or war at Ledeghem. His remains were exhumed and he was buried at Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Harlebeke, West Flanders, Belgium. Plot: XIV. D. 7.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12529736

ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-12 19:49:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-12 19:50:40 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3052	ABBOTT, Alfred	1893	ENG,	Mar 1911 : Grampian	CAN	Unknown
3053	ABBOTT, Arthur	1866	ENG,	Jun 1884 : Sarmatian	CAN	Unknown
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3031	ABBOTT, Ernest	1865	ENG,	Nov 1882 : Parisian	CAN	Unknown
3044	ABBOTT, John	1855	ENG,	Apr 1871 : Peruvian	CAN	Unknown
8435	ABBOTT, Sidney	1888	ENG,	Sep 1903 : Bavarian	CAN	Unknown
3008	ABBOTT, Thomas	1865	IRL,	Sep 1876 : Waldensian	CAN	Unknown
3062	ABEL, Abraham	1892	WAL, , Newport	Apr 1908 : Kensington	CAN	Unknown
3072	ABELL, John J.	1866	ENG,	Feb 1883 : Circassian	CAN	Unknown
3073	ABELL, William	1867	ENG,	Feb 1883 : Circassian	CAN	Unknown
3076	ABERCROMBIE, William	1855	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Aug 1872 : St. Andrew	CAN	Unknown
3096	ABRAHAMS, Nathan	1895	ENG,	Aug 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Unknown
3101	ABRAMS, Ada	1894	ENG, ESS, West Ham	May 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown
3106	ABSALOM, Richard	1874	ENG, SRY, Cobham	Apr 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Unknown
18027	ADAMS, Albert	1894	ENG,	May 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Unknown
22545	ADAMS, Henry William	1898	ENG,	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
9983	ADDYMAN, William Ernest Henry	1890	ENG, KEN, Plumstead	Jul 1901 : Cambroman	CAN	Unknown
6417	ALEXANDER, Charles	1894	SCT,	Oct 1910 : Cassandra	CAN	Unknown
22544	ALLAN, Alexander D	1912	ENG,	May 1927 : Metagama	CAN	Unknown
22784	ALLAN, Betsy	1873	ENG,	Aug 1879 : Canadian	CAN	Unknown
14909	ALSOP, Reginald A	1891	ENG, ESS, Epping	Nov 1896 : Laurentian	CAN	Unknown
22107	ALTRIDGE, George	1917	IRL,	Apr 1932 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Unknown
9593	ARUNDALE, Jessie	1873	ENG,	Oct 1882 : Sarmatian	CAN	Unknown
18400	ATKINSON, Charles	1911	ENG,	Mar 1929 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Unknown
4065	BAILEY, Ernest G.	1895	ENG,	May 1912 : Virginian	CAN	Unknown
22722	BAIN, Gertrude	1922	SCT, , Aberdeen	Apr 1946 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
15592	BAKER, Eva L		ENG,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
15767	BAKER, Horace	1876	ENG,	1889 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
22015	BAMSEY, Joseph Frank	1892	ENG, , Devon	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18463	BARNES, A M	1880	ENG,	May 1896 : Scotsman	CAN	Unknown
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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