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WELCH, Edward Hutton
Personal Details
Service Number: | 676 |
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Enlisted: | 24 September 1901, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes he was in the first draft to follow the original unit and was entrained in Brisbane 24 Sept 1901. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Charleville, Murweh, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 676 | |
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24 Sep 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 676, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes he was in the first draft to follow the original unit and was entrained in Brisbane 24 Sept 1901. | |
26 Sep 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 676, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes embarked aboard Harlech Castle 26 Sept 1901 from Sydney. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Edward Hutton Welch served twice in the South African (Boer War), first as a Private S.N. 127 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry and second as a Private S.N. 676 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 469 and 519- see note at bottom of page).