Mark Alexander Welsh
Guardsman · #2695516 · G1 Patrol · Africa Star, 39-45 Star, 39-45 Defense Medal, 39-45 War Medal, Italy Star, MM
| Rank | Guardsman |
|---|---|
| Service number | #2695516 |
| Patrol | G1 Patrol |
| Regiment | Scots Guards |
| Born | 1920-06-18 |
| Died | 1982-12-14 |
| Honours | Africa Star, 39-45 Star, 39-45 Defense Medal, 39-45 War Medal, Italy Star, MM |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Dodecanese, 23 Oct 1943 |
What this roll records
HIS MILITARY MEDAL, CONFIRMED AND DATED. London Gazette, 9 March 1943, Supplement 35934, page 1176, under “The Military Medal.”, for gallant and distinguished services in the Field: “No. 2695516 Guardsman Mark Alexander Welsh, Scots Guards.” His regiment, THE SCOTS GUARDS, was not on this card. Source: The London Gazette.
Dodecanese operations, 1943: prisoner of war 23 Oct 1943. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, LRDG (UK) Association.
Aegean/Dodecanese operations, 1943: listed as Guardsman Welsh, service no. 2695516; taken prisoner of war, 23 Oct 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix V, Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA).
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- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
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