Lance Corporal Thomas Welch

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Welch, Thomas

Date of birth: 1885-05-13

Place of birth: Birmingham Warwickshire England

Next of kin: Florence Welch, 39 Knox St., Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Brakesman

Occupation (normalized): Railway Brakeman (Freight Train)

Date of death: 1915-03-24

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Buried: Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, C. 22.

Regimental number: 51487

Highest Rank: Lance Corporal (Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)

Rank detail

Lance Corporal, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: St. Eloi/St. Eloy

Died Of Wounds

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CWGC ID: 441882

LAC ID: 288731

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B10212-S045

Uploader's Notes:

Original overseas unit Reinforcements for the P.P.C.L.I. Joined the Regiment in the field March 11, 1915.

Prior military service with; Canadian Irish Rangers & 3 years with Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry.

Uploader's Research notes: [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2010-04-18