Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Westbrook, Victor Gordon

Born 27^th October 1893 Ulverstone Tasmania to to Claude Hassell and Charlotte Emily Westbrook (nee Stutterd) a bank official who departed Hobart 1^st July 1916 on board “HMAT Berrima” with the 40^th Infantry Battalion.

He was hit by shrapnel in the left leg 14^th June 1917 at “Keep Away Farm” near Messines and died 18^th June 1917 at the 2^nd Casualty Clearing Station. He was buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), France.

Private Victor Gordon Westbrook reported as having died from the effects of wounds received in France is a son of Mr and Mrs C H Westbrook National Bank of Tasmania Burnie. He was educated at the Burnie State and Launceston Church Grammar schools. At the age of 16 he joined the National Bank of Tasmania and after occupying positions in the Launceston, Burnie and Queenstown branches of that institution joined the Bank of Australasia Melbourne. There he took up rowing and was a member of the bank’s rowing club. At the Tamar Regatta Patriotic carnival he stroked the winning crew of the maiden eights and the junior eights. Immediately after he enlisted and was a member of the Tasmanian Battalion. On June 18^th last he died from wounds received in France.

The Weekly Courier 5^th July 1917

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