The term “Gone West”,
referring to deceased, is
said to have originated by Allied forces on the western front in World War
I. The front between the German and Allied forces ran basically north and
south. Thus when Allied casualties were taken off the battlefield, they
were taken West, behind the front lines. So a battlefield casualty was
sometimes referred to as a soldier who had Gone West. Now, most
commonly, “Gone West” is used to refer to a military veteran who has passed
on.
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