Son of Albert and Hannah Welch, of 299, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1917. Attached 4th Bn., Rifle Brigade. Died of pneumonia near Constantinople and interred in Batoum British Cemetery.
Welch, Albert –
Personal details
- Surname: Welch
- Forename: Albert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 13th, 1919
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 12th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 3/63548
- Regiment: Cheshire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Haidar Pasha Memorial, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/01/1919 31/01/1919
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 1a 8e-f*