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 1914 - 2002 (~ 88 years)
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| Name |
Victor Grenville George WESTLAKE |
| Born |
Dec Qtr. 1914 |
Tiverton District., Devon, England (vol. 5b, p. 644)  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
2002 |
Hillingdon, Middlesex, England |
| Person ID |
I13366 |
Young Kent Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2018 |
| Father |
George WESTLAKE, b. Oct 1887, Bootle, Cumberland, England , d. Abt 1959, Plymouth, Devon, England (Age ~ 71 years) |
| Mother |
Jessie Irene WILLIAMS, b. 27 Jan 1893, Plymouth, Devon, England , d. Dec 1982, Newton Abbot, Devon, England (Age 89 years) |
| Married |
Jul 1914 |
Devonport, Devon, England |
| Family ID |
F3995 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Spinks Sale. Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A/Temp.C.Mech. V.G.G. Westlake. D/KX.82666), nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 600-700 D.S.M. London Gazette 1.1.1945 Acting Temporary Chief Mechanician Victor Grenville George Westlake, D/KX.82666 (Plymouth). Chief Mechaninian Victor Grenville George Westlake, D.S.M. served in H.M.S. Duke of York (Battleship) during the Second World War; she was involved in the sinking of the Scharnhorst, 26.12.1943, during the Battle of North Cape, and after repairs proceeded the following year to serve as the flagship of the British Pacific Fleet, and was serving in that capacity when Japan surrendered. Westlake was invested with his D.S.M. 27.3.1945.
Sold for £700
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possible other children
Births Sep 1944 (>99%)
Westlake Gail I Edwards Tavistock 5b 522
Births Dec 1952 (>99%)
WESTLAKE Max J EDWARDS Plymouth 7a 625
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