Welch, Malcolm S. | Universities at War

Personal details

Name on Memorial:

Welch, M. S.

Forename(s):

Malcolm S.

Surname:

Welch

Date of Death:

Monday, March 25, 1918

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

41341

Rank:

Lance Corporal

Service:

Army

Unit:

Highland Light Infantry, 18th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Malcolm was the son of James and Marian Welch. He was educated at Rutherford College, then Armstrong College.

Malcolm was killed in action on 25th March 1918 aged 23.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Malcolm is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

Memorials

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Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton