Charles Hall Westrope
WWI Roll of Honour
By Lynette Wray
Charles Hall Westrope
Military History:
Regiment: Inns of Court
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 13453
Date of Enlisting: 3.7.1918
Date of death: 22.1.1948
Cemetery/ Memorial:
UK Cemetery/Memorial: St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour
Charles enlisted on 3rd July 1918 with the Inns of Court, Officers’ Training Corps. He was discharged on 13th May 1919 as being no longer fit for military duty due to suffering from emphysema. He did not see active service.
Charles was awarded the Silver War Badge.
Charles died at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 22nd January 1948.
He is commemorated on the St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour.
Family History:
Date of Birth: 1st quarter 1895
Birth Place: Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Residence: Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Marriage: 4th quarter 1931
Charles was the eldest son of Richard Victor E and Martha (nee Hall) Westrope, born in Ashwell, Hertfordshire in the first quarter of 1895. Charles was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Charles helped his mother run the family store in Ashwell, Westrope’s grocers and drapers.
Charles married Gwenllian A Williams in the 4th quarter 1931. They had three children, Richard C born 1932, John H born 1934 and Catherine born 1937.
Charles died at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 22nd January 1948.
Charles’s brother Thomas Frederick served in the War and survived.
Commentary:
Name: |
Charles Hall Westrope |
Birth Place: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Residence: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Death Date: |
22.1.1948 |
Enlistment Place: |
Not known |
Rank: |
Private |
Regiment: |
Inns of Court |
Battalion: |
Officers’ Training Corps |
Regimental Number: |
13453 |
Type of Casualty: |
Survived |
Theatre of War: |
Western Europe, France and Flanders |
This page was added on 06/09/2017.