WELSH, James Thomas
| Service Number: | 3814 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Fingal, Tasmania, Australia, 17 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1 October 1956, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa War Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3814, 7th Field Ambulance | |
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| 25 May 1915: | Involvement Driver, 3814, 7th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1915: | Embarked Driver, 3814, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Ambulance | |
| 21 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Medal |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James was one of four sons of James and Mary Welsh, of Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania who served overseas in the AIF during WW1. A fifth son enlisted in 1918 but was not required overseas due to the Armistice.
His brother, 2925 Private Edwin Raymond Welsh 12th Battalion AIF had died of wounds at Pozieres during July 1916. James served on Gallipoli briefly with the 7th Field Ambulance and was awarded a Military Medal for bravery during April 1918 when stretcher bearing wounded men through intense machine gun fire and artillery bombardment. James was returned to Australia during 1919. Another brother, 1257 Private George Welsh 15th Battalion AIF, was wounded at the Anzac landing on 25 April 1915 was still serving during 1919.
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