Henry Welsh
Military Details
Regiment & Unit / Ship
2nd Border Regiment
Enlisted
7th September 1914
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The Silver War Badge
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
7 September 1914
Place of Enlistment
Cleator Moor
Residence at Enlistment
16 Fletcher Street , Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
2nd
Service Number at Enlistment
18649
Service History
Served in France in early 1915 . He was gassed in July 1915 and received a heavy dose and was subsequently evacuated to Taplow Hospital in England for further Treatment ( ref Whitehaven News )
Transfer Details
Regiment Transferred To
Border Regiment
Personal Details
Date of Birth
2nd November 1887
Place of Birth
Frizington
Religion
RC
Address
16 Fletcher Street , Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
189 Main Street , Frizington
Residence (Roll of Honour)
16 Fletcher Street , Cleator Moor
Parents
John & Mary Welsh ( nee Roach
Siblings
Patrick , Anne Mary , John
Married
Margaret ( nee Brown )
Children
John
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Iron Ore Miner
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
8th March 1917
Age at Death
29
Circumstances of Death
Died of TB ( as a result of gassing while serving on the Westren Front )
Place of Death
Cleator Moor
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd
Buried or Commemorated at
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