WELCH, Edward Ronald
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballan State School, Grenville College Ballarat and Ormond College, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Master/ Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 September 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" THIEPVAL MEMORIAL - Pier and Face 4 C. |
| Memorials: | Melbourne St. Michael's Uniting Church Captain Ronald Welch Memorial Plaque, Thiepval Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1916: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Captain, Officer, Unspecified British Units, Royal Medical Corps |
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Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Edward Ronald Welch
Birth Date 26 Jan. 1887
Birth Place Queensland
Registration Year 1887
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Father Edward James Welch
Mother Emily May Silcook
Page number 15667
Registration Number 001059
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Death of Capt (Dr) E. R. Welch. Extreme regret was expressed when news was received by cable gram on Friday last that Captain (Dr) E. R. Welch, R.A.M.C., elder son of the Rev. and Mrs E. J. Welch, of the Ballan Presbyterian manse, was killed in action on September 16th. Captain Welch was born at Sandgate, Queensland, in the year 1887, thus making him at the time of his death 29 years of age. He spent some years at the Ballan State school, after which he attended Grenville college, Ballarat, from which he matriculatod. Between matriculation and University he taught in several private schools, amongst them being St. Paul's Cathedral choir boys' school and St. Patrick's Cathedral Christian Brothers' school. During his medical course he obtained several scholarships, which enabled him to become a resident of Ormond college for about 4 years. After graduation, | he enlisted for service in the British army on May 12th, 1915, for one year, and went to England for a short period of military training. After wards he went to France, where he served as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps. At the end of his term he signed on for another year, with the rank of captain, hoping to return to Australia at the end of his second year's service. But this was not to be, and a very promising career was cut short. Captain Welch was near the front trenches in the first days of the great Somme offen sive, where, it is surmised, he met his death, full particulars of which can not come to hand for some time. The heartfelt sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved relatives. -
The Ballan Times (Vic. : 1899 - 1920), p. 3. Retrieved December 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119551344