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Military service
Service number:
6252
Age:
50
Rank:
Gunner
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Birth:
March 17, 1867
Enlistment:
September 23, 1914
Death:
December 5, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
P. 800. 5. M.
Additional information
Born in London, England on 17 March 1867. Son of James Welsh and the late Helen Welsh. Uncle of Miss Maudy Cairns of Montreal, Quebec. Enlisted at Valcartier on 23 September 1914 stating he was a widower and employed as a cook.
Additional citations
1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 347 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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