Private

William Welch

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Jane Anne Welch, of 20, Livingstone St., Auckland. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2879
Name:
William Welch
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth:
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
John Welch (father), Richmond Hill, Auckland
Religion:
Anglican
Date of Enlistment:
17 April 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
"Ivanhoe", Karangahake
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Battery Hand
Employer:
Talisman Gold Mining Company, Karangahake
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 New Zealand Machine Gun Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
18 September 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
William Welch
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