In Memory Of
WELSH, TOM
Service Details
Age:
33
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
1st Field Ambulance
Unit 2:
attd. 2nd Regt. South African Infantry
Regiment:
South African Medical Corps
Date of Death:
1917-04-12
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
A. 17.
Cemetery:
ATHIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Localitly:
Pas de Calais
Country:
France
Additional Information
Decorations:
M C, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
MC LG Sup 10 January 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed great courage and determination in organising and leading stretcher parties under heavy fire."
Son of James and Jessie Jardine Halliday Welsh. Native of Edinburgh, Scotland. Also served in German South West Africa.
