In Memory Of

WELCH, JAMES WILLIAM

Service Details
Age:
 59
Date of Birth:
 1858-09-29
Service No:
 1065
Rank:
 Shoeing Smith
Regiment:
 South African Veterinary Corps
Date of Death:
 1918-01-07
Cause of Death:
 Died of malaria, at Mingoyo, East Africa
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 6. J. 24.
Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Tanzania
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.