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     William Robert West was born on 11 April 1875.¹ He was the son of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.¹ He died on 27 February 1891 at age 15.¹

     Brigadier Alexander Henry Delap West was born on 27 December 1877.¹ He was the son of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.¹ He married Harriet Laura Chichester, daughter of Reverend Edward Arthur Chichester and Hon. Mary Agnes Cubitt, on 8 June 1915.² He died on 10 March 1959 at age 81 at Newbury, Berkshire, England^G.³
     He was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches, and was wounded.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was mentioned in despatches four times.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917 and bar (1918.)¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier between 1928 and 1932 in the Royal Artillery, Eastern Command.¹ He was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal.¹ He lived in 1958 at Broomdown, Chieveley, Newbury, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Harriet Laura Chichester was born on 12 February 1887.² She is the daughter of Reverend Edward Arthur Chichester and Hon. Mary Agnes Cubitt.^1,3 She married Brigadier Alexander Henry Delap West, son of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop, on 8 June 1915.¹
     From 8 June 1915, her married name became West.¹

     Mildred Mary Chichester was born on 17 December 1890 at Dorking, Surrey, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Edward Arthur Chichester and Hon. Mary Agnes Cubitt.¹ She died on 3 January 1965 at age 74, unmarried.²

     Harry Erskine West was born on 22 August 1879.¹ He was the son of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.¹ He died on 23 May 1891 at age 11.¹

     Commander Charles Skeffington West was born on 22 April 1886.¹ He was the son of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.¹ He died on 30 December 1917 at age 31, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at H.M.S. Britannia, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times and was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He was commander of the Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹

     Anne Elmina Blanche West was born on 27 December 1877.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.¹ She died on 22 March 1956 at age 78, unmarried.¹

     Helen Susan Rachel West was the daughter of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.¹ She died on 7 October 1884.¹

     Jessie Georgiana Dorothy West was born in 1884.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.¹
     She lived in 1958 at Staverton, Wokingham, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Eileen Myrtle West was born in 1891.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.¹