Regimental number | 34763 |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Welsh, Wherstead Street, Cashmere Hills Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No 14), Villers-Plouich, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jessie Welsh, 95 Antigua Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, and the late James Welsh |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 10 |
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