Westlake, GA
(1891 - 1916)
Key Facts
DATE OF BIRTH:
2nd October 1891
YEARS ATTENDED THE COLLEGE:
1906 - 1907
HOME ADDRESS WHEN AT THE COLLEGE:
5 Baring Road, Lee
REGIMENT
1st Battalion, London Regiment
FINAL RANK:
Lieutenant
DATE OF DEATH:
7th October 1916
AGE AT DEATH:
25
WHERE HE DIED (or was wounded)
Somme
LOCATION OF GRAVE OR MEMORIAL:
Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 9 D and 16 B
Lieutenant Geoffrey Arthur Westlake
Born 2nd October, 1891. On leaving school he joined his father in the timber trade, and in 1909 joined the Honourable Artillery Company, and was still serving at outbreak of war. He applied for a commission and was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in February 1915, in the 1st City of London Battalion London Regiment. He proceeded to France in October and was promoted Lieutenant the following December. During most of his service in France he was Battalion Machine Gun Officer and fell in action on the Somme on 7th October, 1916.
