[Oct 2021-Recent research has shown that Private West was laid to rest in this cemetery; however, it has not proved possible to identify the exact location of his grave. As a result, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is producing a special memorial to commemorate him here.]
*Previously, he had been commemorated on the Brookwood United Kingdom 1914-1918 Memorial.
- During the Irish War of Independence, Private Frederick George West was serving in Ireland with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. He died from wounds that he sustained when ambushed by the Second Kerry Brigade (South Kerry) of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), while he and fellow British troops were travelling in a train, at Headford Junction railway station (near Killarney, County Kerry). The guerrilla war in Kerry escalated rapidly in the spring of 1921. The county was occupied by the British Army, Auxiliary Division and Black and Tan paramilitary police, and the ordinary Royal Irish Constabulary police.
-At least 16 people died in the incident – 10 British soldiers, 2 IRA volunteers and 4 civilians (including an informer killed after the ambush).
Some of the other casualties of the 'Headford Ambush' include:
Lieutenant Cecil Edward ADAMS (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private A. GEORGE (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private Benjamin James WHITING (born 1894; died on 21 Mar 1921,
Private Frank Edward WOODS (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private George Edward L. YOUNG (born Sep 1900; died on 21 Mar 1921,
Lance Corporal Edward Albert CHANDLER (died on 21 Mar 1921) and
Sergeant George BRUNDISH (born 1889; died on 21 Mar 1921).
Military Service:
Service Number: 6446447
Rank: Private
Service: Royal Fusiliers
Unit: 1st Battalion
*Previously, he had been commemorated on the Brookwood United Kingdom 1914-1918 Memorial.
- During the Irish War of Independence, Private Frederick George West was serving in Ireland with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. He died from wounds that he sustained when ambushed by the Second Kerry Brigade (South Kerry) of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), while he and fellow British troops were travelling in a train, at Headford Junction railway station (near Killarney, County Kerry). The guerrilla war in Kerry escalated rapidly in the spring of 1921. The county was occupied by the British Army, Auxiliary Division and Black and Tan paramilitary police, and the ordinary Royal Irish Constabulary police.
-At least 16 people died in the incident – 10 British soldiers, 2 IRA volunteers and 4 civilians (including an informer killed after the ambush).
Some of the other casualties of the 'Headford Ambush' include:
Lieutenant Cecil Edward ADAMS (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private A. GEORGE (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private Benjamin James WHITING (born 1894; died on 21 Mar 1921,
Private Frank Edward WOODS (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private George Edward L. YOUNG (born Sep 1900; died on 21 Mar 1921,
Lance Corporal Edward Albert CHANDLER (died on 21 Mar 1921) and
Sergeant George BRUNDISH (born 1889; died on 21 Mar 1921).
Military Service:
Service Number: 6446447
Rank: Private
Service: Royal Fusiliers
Unit: 1st Battalion
[Oct 2021-Recent research has shown that Private West was laid to rest in this cemetery; however, it has not proved possible to identify the exact location of his grave. As a result, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is producing a special memorial to commemorate him here.]
*Previously, he had been commemorated on the Brookwood United Kingdom 1914-1918 Memorial.
- During the Irish War of Independence, Private Frederick George West was serving in Ireland with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. He died from wounds that he sustained when ambushed by the Second Kerry Brigade (South Kerry) of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), while he and fellow British troops were travelling in a train, at Headford Junction railway station (near Killarney, County Kerry). The guerrilla war in Kerry escalated rapidly in the spring of 1921. The county was occupied by the British Army, Auxiliary Division and Black and Tan paramilitary police, and the ordinary Royal Irish Constabulary police.
-At least 16 people died in the incident – 10 British soldiers, 2 IRA volunteers and 4 civilians (including an informer killed after the ambush).
Some of the other casualties of the 'Headford Ambush' include:
Lieutenant Cecil Edward ADAMS (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private A. GEORGE (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private Benjamin James WHITING (born 1894; died on 21 Mar 1921,
Private Frank Edward WOODS (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private George Edward L. YOUNG (born Sep 1900; died on 21 Mar 1921,
Lance Corporal Edward Albert CHANDLER (died on 21 Mar 1921) and
Sergeant George BRUNDISH (born 1889; died on 21 Mar 1921).
Military Service:
Service Number: 6446447
Rank: Private
Service: Royal Fusiliers
Unit: 1st Battalion
*Previously, he had been commemorated on the Brookwood United Kingdom 1914-1918 Memorial.
- During the Irish War of Independence, Private Frederick George West was serving in Ireland with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. He died from wounds that he sustained when ambushed by the Second Kerry Brigade (South Kerry) of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), while he and fellow British troops were travelling in a train, at Headford Junction railway station (near Killarney, County Kerry). The guerrilla war in Kerry escalated rapidly in the spring of 1921. The county was occupied by the British Army, Auxiliary Division and Black and Tan paramilitary police, and the ordinary Royal Irish Constabulary police.
-At least 16 people died in the incident – 10 British soldiers, 2 IRA volunteers and 4 civilians (including an informer killed after the ambush).
Some of the other casualties of the 'Headford Ambush' include:
Lieutenant Cecil Edward ADAMS (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private A. GEORGE (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private Benjamin James WHITING (born 1894; died on 21 Mar 1921,
Private Frank Edward WOODS (died on 21 Mar 1921),
Private George Edward L. YOUNG (born Sep 1900; died on 21 Mar 1921,
Lance Corporal Edward Albert CHANDLER (died on 21 Mar 1921) and
Sergeant George BRUNDISH (born 1889; died on 21 Mar 1921).
Military Service:
Service Number: 6446447
Rank: Private
Service: Royal Fusiliers
Unit: 1st Battalion
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