Welch, John Basil St Vincent

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D.S.O., M.B., Ch.M. : Lieutenant-Colonel, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt, Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 4th August, 1914, and sailing in first convoy in October with 1st Australian Field Ambulance to Egypt and Gallipoli, was wounded at the Landing and again in September, 1915. Promoted lieutenant-colonel, 25th February, 1916, and to command 13th A.F.Amb., served on the Somme and until January, 1918, when invalided home, returning as S.M.O. troopships Medic and Ormonde Invested with D.S.O. by H.M. the King at Buckingham Palace 17th February, 1917, and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School.

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1881

Welch J.B.S.V. : Life.Birth 1881
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Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
1906

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1906
1906

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1906
1912

Married 1912
1914

Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at Egypt --, Egypt ; Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France 1914
1914

Enlisted 4 Aug 1914
1917

Military award: D.S.O. on 1917
1917

Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on 1917
1919

Medical Practitioner at Neutral Bay -- Sydney, Australia 1919
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Welch, Herbert Locksley St Vincent
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Welch, Leslie St Vincent
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Medical Practitioner at St Leonards -Royal North Shore Hospital- NSW, Australia
1919

Death in St Leonards -Royal North Shore Hospital- NSW, Australia 21 May 1919

Gender

Male

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