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Eric Charles "King" West

Born 27 Mar 1910 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Ancestors

Son of James Knewstubb and Emily Florence (Carson) West

Brother of James Robert West, Frank West, Ethel (West) Edward, Florence May (West) Asplet, William George West, Minnie (West) Duley, Bertie West, Mary Jane (West) Pickard, Frederick John West and Unnamed Infant West

[children unknown]

Died 11 Oct 1962 at age 52 in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

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Biography

Eric Charles West - known in the family as "King" - was born in Hastings in 1910 to James West and Emily (Carson) West.

At times his occupation was given as Labourer, but on his death record he was described as a Painter.

Eric served in the New Zealand Army in WWII: NZ Army Service Corps, SN 43028.^[1]

He was living in Hastings at the time of his father's death in 1948.

Eric died at age 52 in Hastings and is buried in the RSA section of the Hastings Cemetery (RSA/#/C6).

There is no mention of a wife or partner in Eric's will and no marriage record has been found, so it is assumed he did not marry. His sister, Mary Pickford, was executrix of Eric's will, and £100 was left to brother Bertie.

Sources

↑ Auckland War Memorial Online Cenotaph

“The Duley Family” by Joy Shelford. 1980s? Copy held by Kathy (Goulstone) Viney.
Birth: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Birth Registration. Accessed 12 June 2023: 1910/8963 West Eric Charles Emily Florence James
War service: Auckland War Memorial Museum: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/172196
Death: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Death Registration. Accessed 12 June 2023: 1962/41433 West Eric Charles 52Y
Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 February 2021), memorial page for Eric Charles West (1910–11 Oct 1962), Find a Grave Memorial no. 223587463, citing Hastings Cemetery and Crematorium, Camberley, Hastings District, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand ; Maintained by Kathy Viney (contributor 47786463).
Will: https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE58923139

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eric by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eric: