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Thomas Herbert West
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Portsmouth
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Decorations War Medal 1939–1945; Defence Medal (UK); 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Joined 30 Jul 1902 Enlistment 1902-07-30 Next of kin address England More info Gave a false age upon enlistment. Joined as a Boy on 30 July 1902. Started his Continuous Service on 9 March 1903. Aboard HMS Swiftsure, moored off Valletta, Malta, during the 1911 census. Parental address in 1911: 23 Bristol Road, West Ham. Married 10 Feb 1917 at All Saints, West Ham. WW2 service: Shore-based St Vincent Gosport. Subsequently discharged 1 July 1943. Died on 19 November 1956 in Norwich.