Basic Details
Surname
Welson
Forenames
W J
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Taylor
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
The memorial has the wrong middle initial. The following information was supplied by the school in 2024: 'Born Gladestry [in 1887]. Noted by LHS Dec 1914. Service numbers 11927 and 55533. Father William a farmer, mother Mary Ann. May have attended 2 Army musketry school. May have been Town Major Ypres 17/RW Fus.'
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Glamorgan Yeo
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Glamorganshire Yeomanry
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1917
Month of death
August
Day of death
5