Herbert James WEST

Regimental number14893
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, F N West, New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 1), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs. Frank Northey West, 41 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 39