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George WELSH

Regimental number4219
Place of birthBallarat East, Victoria
SchoolState School, Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Marion Eliz Welsh, 102 Lyons Street, Ballarat South, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave 9), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Marion Elizabeth WELSH.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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