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WELSH, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2513, 2513/A |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 3 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 May 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Morgan South Calliungal Shire Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2513, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2513, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 13 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2513/A, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2513/A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-13 |
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"...2513 (later 2513A) Private William Welsh, 49th Battalion. A labourer of Mount Morgan, Qld, with six months service in the Citizen's Military Forces (CMF), Welsh enlisted on 28 April 1916. He embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT Seang Choon (A49) with the 5th Reinforcements on 19 September 1916 and on the 23 March 1917 joined the 47th Battalion. Pte Welsh died of wounds on 13 May 1917, aged 22, and is buried at St Sever Cemetery, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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