Welch, Herbert Locksley St Vincent

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D.S.O., M.B., Ch.M., D.O.M.S., R.C.P. and S. (Eng.) : Lieutenant-Colonel, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt, Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 16th August, 1914, and sailing with 4th Australian Field Ambulance 22nd December, served in Egypt till 12th April, 1915, and then at Gallipoli and Lemnos until the Evacuation. Crossing to France with ambulance in June, 1916, was R.M.O. 45th Battn. from 10th December until 7th February, 1917, and then rejoining ambulance, was wounded at Passchendaele 29th September and evacuated to No. 3 London General Hospital. On recovery crossed again to France 4th March, 1918, and joined 15th A.F.Amb., but transferred to 6th on 29th March. Was wounded at Villers-Bretonneux 10th August but remained on duty, leaving for United Kingdom 8th October and returning to Australia in December. Awarded D.S.O. 4th June, 1917, and Mentioned in Despatches four times. Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School. Later at St. Paul's College with one year in Arts.

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Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1914

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
1914

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
1914

Enlisted 16 Aug 1914
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Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at Egypt --, Egypt ; Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France
1917

Military award: D.S.O. on 1917-06-04
1919

Senior Medical Officer at Narrandera -Narrandera District Hospital- NSW, Australia 3 June 1919
1926

Grazier at Harefield -- NSW, Australia 16 February 1926
1928

Government Medical Officer at Wyong -- NSW, Australia 12 October 1928
1932

Honorary Assistant Opthalmic Surgeon at Camperdown -Royal Prince Alfred Hospital- NSW, Australia 1932
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Welch, Leslie St Vincent
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Welch, John Basil St Vincent
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on

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