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William Frederick WELCH

Regimental number6827
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGarden Street, South Randwick, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, J Welch, Garden Street, South Randwick, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Port Nicholson on 8 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, Bullecourt Battle (France)
Age at death25
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave 7), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
71
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth WELCH.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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