Wellings Henry William 2/Lt

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Surname: Wellings;

Forename(s): Henry William;

Initials: HW;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Previous Number: 2772;

Previous Battalion: 6 of;

Previous Regiment: Dragoon Gds;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 17 Bn;

How killed: DOW;

Where: France;

When killed: 20-Jun-1918;

Other Data: War diary 19/6/1918 - wounded;

Other Notes: WELLINGS, Second Lieutenant, HENRY WILLIAM, DCM, 17th Bn. Machine Gun Corps. Died of wounds 20th June 1918. Age 27. Cross of St. George 3rd Class (Russia). Son of Henry and Margaret Wellings, of Station Rd., Four Ashes, near Wolverhampton. Formerly a trooper in the "Carabiniers", he was granted a commission (KSLI) for his bravery in the battle of Messines, Oct.-Nov., 1914. Native of Shrewsbury. I. M. 23. Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension - Somme, France. (NB: DCM LG 16/1/1915 - 6 Dgn Gds. No trace of Russian medal under awards to MGC - Disk Ed.);

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