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Welch, Harvey Henry Vincent

Date of birth:
1887 (Shanghai/British Concession, Qing Empire)
Date of death:
December 31st, 1939 (Zanzibar)
Nationality:
British

Biography

Career:
Dulwich College, London
House Surgeon, St. ThomasĀ“s Hospital, London
27 October 1913: Medical Officer, Kenya
1914-1919: First World War (East Africa Medical Service) "he did brilliant medical work in France. Wounds and the strain there broke his health down and though he came back to Kenya he never really recovered"
Until 1925: Medical Officer and Surgical Officer in charge of the Nairobi Hospital
Physician to the Sultana of Zanzibar

Prmotions:
6 February 1917: Temporary Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps
17 July 1917: Captain

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Awarded on:
1913
Awarded on:
March 23rd, 1914
Basilikon Tagma toy Soteros - Officer
Awarded on:
March 23rd, 1914
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
East Africa Medical Service
1914 Star
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
East Africa Medical Service
British War Medal 1914-1920
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
East Africa Medical Service
Victory Medal 1914-1918

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