STANLEY ARTHUR WEST
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Born: 18th April 1913, Ipswich.
Died: 30th November 1943; age: 30; as a Japanese PoW. – Thailand – Burma Railway.
Residence: 15, Back Hamlet, Ipswich.
Occupation: a Dock Warehouseman – Grain.
Rank: Private; Service Number: 5834832.
Regiment: Suffolk Regiment, 5th Battalion – Infantry.
Grave Reference:
6.A.3.
Kanchanaburi,
Thailand.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Eva West, of Ipswich.
Father: Frederick Lambert West, born December 1884, Ipswich – died October 1949, Ipswich. A Dock Warehouseman.
Mother: Eva Annie Caroline West (nee Alderton), born August 1883.
ENGLAND & WALES REGISTER 1939
Stanley was a Dock Warehouseman – Grain. He was living with his parents at the family home – 15, Back Hamlet, Ipswich.
Frederick, a Dock Warehouseman – Grain.
Eva, unpaid Domestic Duties.
Probate to Frederick West – father, a West Dock Warehouseman.
Stanley is also remembered on Holy Trinity church memorial, Ipswich.
Suffolk Regiment, 5th Battalion
The Battalions were attached to the 18th East Anglian Division.
15th February 1942: After the fall of Singapore, approximately 620 of the Battalions were taken POW and later mostly died on the Burma-Thailand Railway.
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