Thomas West, 2nd Baron West (1391 or 1392 – c. 30 September 1416) succeeded as Baron West at the age of 14. In less than a year, he married Ida de Saint Amand, younger daughter and coheiress ofAmaury de Saint Amand, 3rd Baron Saint Amand (1341–1402). He was knighted on the eve ofHenry V's coronation. He fought at theBattle of Agincourt, and is listed on apipe-roll with aretinue of 14lancers and 40archers. Afterwards, he was assigned to the garrison ofCalais. Next year, theEarl of Warwick, who wasCaptain of Calais, sent out an expedition on 24 September 1416 to capture aGenoesecarrack, since the Genoese were allies of France. Thomas West was mortally wounded putting on his armoUr before the battle; he was arming himself at the foot of the mast when one of the stones being hauled up to thecatapults on the masthead slipped; but he survived long enough to die in England. (His wife died that same fall; either a little before him, or on 15 December.) TheGesta Henrici Quinti puns in describing the manner of his death, suggesting that he received the chief of all evils (verticem mali) while pursuing the root of all evil (radicem mali).
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| Preceded by | Baron West 1405–1416 | Succeeded by |