Basic Details
Surname
Welch
Forenames
N C
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Norman Charles
Served or died
Died
Notes
The school website (see References) provides this biography: 'Norman Charles Welch was born on 16 July 1865 in Herne Hill, Surrey, the 14th child of John Davis Welch and Maria Louise Vyse. He was at Charterhouse [Verites] 1879-1881. He joined the Hampshire Regiment in 1886 and served in the Burmese War in 1887, in West Africa 1897-1898 before fighting in the Boer War. He was promoted to the rank of Major in 1899. He was wounded near Bothaville on 6 November and died from his wounds on 10 November 1900.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
South Africa
Country of burial
Free State, South Africa
Town of burial
Bothaville Cemetery
Year of death
1900
Month of death
November
Day of death
10
Age at death
35
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds