West & Park Family History
Garland GEORGE West
1889 - 1965 (76 years)-
Name Garland GEORGE West - Garland later added George to his legal name and was further known as George
Born 1 Jan 1889 Carmanville, Newfoundland Gender Male Occupation Carpenter Died 6 Jun 1965 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [1] Notes - Excerpt from "Illustrated History of the West/Woodland Family" by John Kemp, 2005
Garland enlisted on June 18, 1915, along with his brother Stanley, in the 2nd contingent. They fought in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey, at the Dardanelles, then moved to Egypt, then on to France to the Western Front.
Garland was wounded, shot in the leg in France and was shipped to Scotland to recover. It is believed he returned to active duty and joined the CEF forces until 1917. He returned to St. John's after this point, met and married Amelia Woodland.
Person ID I4348 West & Park Genealogy Last Modified 23 Jan 2023
Father Joseph West, b. 16 Feb 1859, Cat Harbour (Lumsden), Newfoundland , d. 3 Dec 1949, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 90 years) Mother Sarah Jane Abbott, b. 13 Dec 1857, (Doting Cove) Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland , d. 25 Jul 1931, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 73 years) Married 5 Nov 1880 Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Jane Keats, b. 26 Oct 1884, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada , d. 14 Apr 1914, Norris Arm, Newfoundland (Age 29 years) Married 29 Apr 1908 Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland Children 1. Sarah Helen West, b. 6 Jun 1910, Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland + 2. John JACK West, b. 22 Oct 1912, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada , d. 1997, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 84 years) 3. Dorman West, b. 1 Apr 1914, Norris Arm, Newfoundland , d. 7 Apr 1914, Norris Arm, Newfoundland (Age 0 years) Last Modified 5 Jun 2022 Family ID F985 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Amelia Jane Woodland, b. 31 Mar 1892, Old Perlican, Newfoundland , d. 31 Oct 1968, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 76 years) Married 5 Mar 1917 Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland Children 1. Stanley West, b. 1919, d. 1 Jan 1920 (Age 1 years) + 2. Stanley James West, b. 3 May 1921, Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 4 Jun 2006, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years) + 3. Joseph Garland West, b. 6 Ap4 1924, Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 7 Jan 2006, Comox, British Columbia, Canada (Age 82 years) + 4. Mary Elizabeth West, b. 18 Oct 1926, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 19 Jan 2023, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 96 years) Documents Garland West and Amelia Woodland marriage 1917 Last Modified 6 Sep 2022 Family ID F1386 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Military Papers Garland West military papers WWI
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Sources - [S15] John Kemp.
- [S15] John Kemp.