Westley Easterbrook was born in Walgett, NSW in1891. He was the son of a Police Constable who moved around the State. The family spent time in the Hunter Valley before moving to Granville where Westley learned to play rugby league.
Westley and two of his brothers enlisted in the First World War where they served with distinction. The family had a sense of duty and Westley again enlisted during the Second World War.