FO. John Richard Welch, RAAF 413918
Pilot
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Always Prepared
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F/Sgt. Geoffrey Augustine Lynch
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F/O John Richard Welch, RAAF 413918 was aged 29 when he died.
F/O John Richard Welch was the son of John Frederick and Elizabeth Helen Welch of Concord, New South Wales, Australia.
In all, F/O Welch took part in four operations starting with his first on August 9/10, 1943 where he was the 2nd pilot to W/C P. N. Jennings. It was an operation to bomb Mannheim. On his second op and his first as captain, he flew ED627(EM-N) on a raid to Milan. His forth op was his last.
His grave reference in the Durnbach War cemetery is 5.J.2.
Below is the list of ops flown by F/O Welch
| Name: | WELCH, JOHN RICHARD |
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| Initials: | J R |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Regiment/Service: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Age: | 29 |
| Date of Death: | 28/08/1943 |
| Service No: | 413918 |
| Additional information: | Son of John Frederick and Elizabeth Helen Welch, of Concord, New South Wales, Australia. |
| Casualty Type: | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Grave/Memorial Reference: | 5. J. 2. |
| Cemetery: | DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY |
Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website
© Steve Elsden 2009
The inscription at the foot of the stone reads.
Ever Loved And Remembered
R.I.P.
