Service Details
Name:
 WELCH
Given Name:
 JAMES WILLIAM
Initials:
 J W
Service No:
 1065
Rank:
 Shoeing Smith
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Regiment:
 South African Veterinary Corps
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Date of Death:
 1918-01-07
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Date of Birth:
 1858-09-29
Age:
 59
Cause of Death:
 Died of malaria, at Mingoyo, East Africa
Additional
Information:
Son of James Henry and Alice Welch, of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Uncle of Richard Baker Welch, of Bulwer Park Police Station, Durban. Born Geelong, Victoria, Australia. An engineer in Durban. Served as Trooper (#59757) with Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry 1899-1901 in the ABW. Served as a Farrier Sergeant (#1286) with Kitchener's Fighting Scouts 1901-1902. Commemoration stone in Durban (West Street) Cemetery.
Commemoration
Country:
 Tanzania
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Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 6. J. 24.

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