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JOHN WELSH
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Rank
Private
Regiment
MACHINE GUN CORPS INFANTRY 83RD COMPANY
Military Number
4936, 8973, 48218
Address
36, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL, HU2 8AY
Background
BORN HULL 1879. SON OF JAMES WELSH, OF 36, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORD ADDRESS).
HE ENLISTED AT HULL, 1908. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 4936, EYR. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS BROTHER, WILLIAM (RFA) AND SISTER, WINIFRED WELSH.
| Name | John Welsh |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire |
| Death Date | 26 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece |
| Enlistment Place | Hull - 19 July 1908. Posted to France 15 Jan 1915 |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps Infantry 83rd Company |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 48218 |
| Type of Casualty | Died at 48th Gen Hospital Salonika |
| Theatre of War | Balkan Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 8973, East Yorkshire Regiment. |
Date Died
26/10/1917
Died
Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece
Age
38
Memorial
Lagkada
Ampelokipi 561 23
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