WELCH, Albert Ernest
(Service number 83795)
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Birth
| Date | 17/08/1885 | Place of Birth | Ashburton |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | 33 Rathmore Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Mechanic | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. M. WELCH (wife), 33 Rathmore Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 19 April 1946 | Age | 60 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui | ||
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Biographical Notes
Albert Ernest Welch was the son of Thomas Henry and Susan Welch, who are buried in the Ashburton Cemetery. Albert married Ethel May McWhinney on 24 December 1911 at Chalmers Church, Timaru. Late in 1917 he was drawn in the Second Ballot for Second Division Class A drafts.
Sources
Timaru Herald, 4 December 1917 (Papers Past) [08 August 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2019]; Aramoho Cemetery headstone transcription [26 December 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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