Peerage Record – 45953

     Joan Valerie West was born on 7 December 1902.¹ She is the daughter of Augustus William West and Fanny Madeline Jane Hanmer.¹ She married John Charles Henry, son of Charles Cecil Henry, on 17 March 1927.¹ She and John Charles Henry were divorced in 1943.¹
     From 17 March 1927, her married name became Henry.¹

     John Charles Henry is the son of Charles Cecil Henry.¹ He married Joan Valerie West, daughter of Augustus William West and Fanny Madeline Jane Hanmer, on 17 March 1927.¹ He and Joan Valerie West were divorced in 1943.¹

     Charles Cecil Henry lived at Lodge Park, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland^G.¹

     Hazel Valerie West was born on 12 May 1881.² She was the daughter of Alfred Edward West and Florence Levey.^1,2 She married, firstly, Major Herbert Curling Laverton on 7 July 1908.¹ She married, secondly, Augustus William West, son of Augustus George West and Sara Eyre, in June 1926.¹ She died on 3 September 1954 at age 73, without issue.¹
     From 7 July 1908, her married name became Laverton.¹

     Major Herbert Curling Laverton married Hazel Valerie West, daughter of Alfred Edward West and Florence Levey, on 7 July 1908.¹ He died before 1926.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the The Black Watch.¹

     Dudley Alexander West was born on 13 July 1874.¹ He was the son of Augustus George West and Sara Eyre.¹ He died on 26 June 1904 at age 29 at Vera Cruz, Mexico^G, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Combe Down School, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹

     Lt.-Col. Richard Annesley West, V.C. was born on 26 September 1878.¹ He was the son of Augustus George West and Sara Eyre.¹ He married Maud Ethel Cushing, daughter of Henry William Cushing, on 16 July 1909.¹ He died on 2 September 1918 at age 39 at France^G.¹
     He was educated at Monkton Combe College, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the North Irish Horse.¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915 and bar (1918.)¹ He gained the rank of Acting Lieutenant-Colonel in the 6th Battalion, Tank Corps.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) in 1918.¹

     Maud Ethel Cushing is the daughter of Henry William Cushing.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Richard Annesley West, V.C., son of Augustus George West and Sara Eyre, on 16 July 1909.¹
     From 16 July 1909, her married name became West.¹ She lived in 1918 at 14 Hova Villas, Hove, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Henry William Cushing lived at London, England^G.¹

     Gertrude Annesley West was born posthumously on 16 November 1918.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Annesley West, V.C. and Maud Ethel Cushing.¹ She married, firstly, Major Donald Stapleton Carden, son of Reginald William Carden, on 6 August 1938.¹ She married, secondly, Colonel Percy Vyvyan Lovell Payne, son of Major Percy Marriott Payne, on 21 April 1948.¹
     From 6 August 1938, her married name became Carden.¹ From 21 April 1948, her married name became Payne.¹