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Surname: WEST
Forename(s): Jeffrey Wellock
Place of Birth: Bewerley, Yorkshire
Service No: 28134
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 12th (Service) Battalion
Division: 3rd Division
Age: 35
Date of Death: 1916-09-03
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 39 and 40.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Jeffrey Wellock West was the son of Christopher and Ellen West, née Wellock. Christopher was born at Pateley Bridge and Ellen at Kirkby Malham, Yorkshire.
1881 Bewerley, Yorkshire Census: Red Brae - Jefrey [sic] West, aged 1 year, born Bewerley, son of Christopher and Ellen West.
1891 Bewerley, Yorkshire Census: Red Brae - Jeffrey W. West, aged 11 years, born Pateley Bridge, son of Christopher and Ellen West.
1901 Embsay, Yorkshire Census: Elm Tree - Jeffrey W. West, aged 21 years, born Pateley Bridge. [Jeffrey was living with his brother and sister-in-law, John S. and Elizabeth West.]
1911 Harrogate, Yorkshire Census: 2, Chatsworth Place (Chatsworth House, Grove Road) - Jeffrey West, aged 31 years, born Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire. [Jeffrey was boarding with his sister Margery and brother-in-law Alfred Bielby.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Jeffrey W. West, 28134, W. York. R. Pres. Dead 3.9.16.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Jeffrey Willock [sic] West, 28134, 1/6 W. York. R. Presumed Dead 3.9.16.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Jeffrey Wellock West, 28134, 12th Bn West Yorks. Date and Place of Death: On or since 3.9.16. Death presd. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Brothers: John S. £0 11s. 10d.; Ward £3 11s. 10d.; Walter £0 11s. 9d. Sisters: Margery Bielby £0 11s. 9d.; Sarah Bromley £0 11s. 9d.; Mrs Ada Brown £0 11s. 9d.; Mrs Isabella Moore £0 11s. 9d.
Jeffrey is commemorated on the Harrogate War Memorial.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
WEST, Geoff., Wellock, aged 36, West Yorks., brother of Mr. John S. West, Elm Tree Square, [Embsay], killed in action Sept. 3, 1916.
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Private Jeffrey Wellock WEST

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 3rd Division
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