William James WESTERN

1878 - 1947  (68 years)

• Name	William James WESTERN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	8 Sep 1878	Bedminster, Somerset, England   [1, 6, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	16 Dec 1890  [9]
  	6487
  Joined Ordnance Survey	16 Dec 1890  [9]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	16 Dec 1890  [9]
  	6487, William J Western
  	Name: William J Western Date of Birth: 8/9/1878 Date Joined OS: 16/12/1890 Date Left OS: 18/11/1896 Resigned to enlist See No 2305 RE Reg Treated as civilian 20/11/1918 last entry 1/12/1934 See staff record sheet
  Left Ordnance Survey	18 Nov 1896  [9]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	18 Nov 1896  [9]
  	Resigned to enlist See No 2305 RE Reg
  	Treated as civilian 20/11/1918 last entry 1/12/1934 See staff record sheet
  Military Enlistment	20 Nov 1896	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [1]
  	Royal Engineers, 535, Surveyor
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	91 Chelmsford Road, Southgate, Middlesex, England   [8]
  	Surveyor Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Boarder
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [7]
  	536, Sgt, 8th Division, Bristol
  _MILT	22 Jan 1915	France   [2, 3, 4]
  	535, Sergeant, Royal Engineers
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	13, Olveston Road, Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [6]
  	Civil Servant Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Name	William J Western  [9]
  Death	6 Mar 1947	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  Person ID	I51172	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	William James WESTON
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lily WESTERN,   b. 1878, Radstock, Somerset, England
  Marriage	19 Dec 1901	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
  	Register Office
  Family ID	F5279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), WO364; Piece: 4581. Record for William James Western http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BritishArmy&h=865540&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 325. Record for William J Western http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=867786&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2573. Record for W J Western http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=3313012&indiv=try [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). Record for William J Western http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=3571221&indiv=try [S82] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). Record for William James Western http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=UKProbateCal&h=18193799&indiv=try Details: 1921 Census. [S282] Ordnance Survey, Station List 1914, (Name: Ordnance Survey; Location: Southampton; Date: 1914;), Station list of Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey - 1 January 1914. Transcription by Clive Boocock - 2021 Details: 1911 Census. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.