Son of Mrs Welsby, of 259, Manchester Road, Kearsley, Lancashire.
Welsby, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Welsby
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: April 28th, 1895
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 15th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 16th (Church Lads Brigade) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: C/202
- Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 13/07/1917 19/07/1918