Regimental number | 12/2879 |
Address | Ivanhoe, Karangahake |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, John Welch, Richmond Hill, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jane Anne Welch, 20 Livingstone Street, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Sixth |
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