Welch, Herbert Locksley St Vincent
Person: id 4306
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USyd
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World War I
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Family name
Welch
Given name(s)
Herbert Locksley St Vincent
Initials
H.L.S.V.
Gender
Male
Early education
Tertiary education
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Welch H.L.S.V. : Grazier - 16 Feb 1926 McNickle & Welch @ Harefield [ NSW Australia ]Welch H.L.S.V. : Senior Medical Officer 3 Jun 1919 - Narrandera Public Hospital @ Narrandera District Hospital : Narrandera [ NSW Australia ]Welch H.L.S.V. : Government Medical Officer 12 Oct 1928 - @ Wyong [ NSW Australia ]Welch H.L.S.V. : Honorary Assistant Opthalmic Surgeon 1932 - Royal Prince Alfred Hospital @ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]
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D.S.O., M.B., Ch.M., D.O.M.S., R.C.P. and S. (Eng.) : Lieutenant-Colonel, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt, Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 16th August, 1914, and sailing with 4th Australian Field Ambulance 22nd December, served in Egypt till 12th April, 1915, and then at Gallipoli and Lemnos until the Evacuation. Crossing to France with ambulance in June, 1916, was R.M.O. 45th Battn. from 10th December until 7th February, 1917, and then rejoining ambulance, was wounded at Passchendaele 29th September and evacuated to No. 3 London General Hospital. On recovery crossed again to France 4th March, 1918, and joined 15th A.F.Amb., but transferred to 6th on 29th March. Was wounded at Villers-Bretonneux 10th August but remained on duty, leaving for United Kingdom 8th October and returning to Australia in December. Awarded D.S.O. 4th June, 1917, and Mentioned in Despatches four times. Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School. Later at St. Paul's College with one year in Arts.
Later at - SYDNEY UNI ONLY
USyd residential college
St. Paul's College, University of Sydney
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Parental occupation
Insurance Manager
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Letter to Anderson Stuart "wherever you go you find Sydney medical men..."
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