British Army Veterinary Corps
Stanley Herbert WESTBROOM
Sergeant
Died 17 June 1917 · Aged 35
His story
Stanley Herbert Westbroom worked as a male nurse and was living in St Pancras in 1911. His father Charles and wife Annie appear under the spelling Wesbroom in the commemorative particulars.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps sergeant; his unit is recorded as “Depot”.
He died on 17 June 1917, aged 35. He is commemorated at Liverpool Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Male Nurse
- Residence recorded
- St. Pancras
- Family
- Son of Charles Wesbroom, of Chelsea, London; husband of Annie Wesbroom, of 369, Fulham Rd., West Brompton, London.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- R/574
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 17 June 1917
- Age
- 35
- Cemetery or memorial
- Liverpool Cemetery
- Grave reference
- Screen Wall. IV. C.E. 21.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 223
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Stanley Herbert Westbroom”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/westbroom-stanley-herbert-reg-574/.
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