Regimental number | 3524 |
Place of birth | Gladstone, Queensland |
School | Private School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Selector |
Address | Boynedale Railway Station, Boynedale, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R Welch, Rosevale, Boynedale Railway Station, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No 2), Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 149 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Emma WELCH, 'Rosevale', Boynedale, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as WELSH. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WELCH Robert James |