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Pte. William Welsh
British Army 14th Btn Durham Light Infantry
from:Jarrow
(d.18th Oct 1916)
William Welsh, Private 10391, served in the 14th battalion, Durham Light Infantry and died age 22 on the 18th October 1916. he is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph, St. Paul's Church and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals.
William was born in Jarrow 1894, son of Patrick and Catherine Welsh nee Fordyce. In the 1911 census the family is living at 11 Back Stilton Street, Jarrow with Patrick(53) a steel works labourer and his wife of 23 years Catherine(44)who had 10 children, 5 of whom survived all single and living at home. Catherine(23) at home, Mary(18) ropeworks spinner, William(16) marking at steelworks, Christine(11) and Phillip(10) are both attending school. There is also a boarder Peter Cavanagh(53) a labourer at the Steel Works.
