Minnie May Easton/Frederick Charles Welch Bengal India and Perth Australia

[barryd]

I am researching Minnie May Easton born Bengal, India, 31 January 1896.
1st marriage to Edwin Adolphus Nierses 11 February 1914 Asonsol, Bengal.
Divorced.
2nd marriage to Frederick Charles Welch 23 July 1924, Calcutta, Bengal.
Minnie died 6 October 1966, buried Perth, Australia War Cemetery, why?
Frederick Charles Welch died 17 November 1965, no mention of War Cemetery!
Both are on a grave marker together.

Minnie's parents were father born Cambridge, England and mother County Durham, England.

Was Frederick Charles originally an Australian?

[Jamjar]

From NAA: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=5490261&isAv=N

WELCH, Frederick Charles (Army Service No.: 2896) born in London, SE 15, England on 11 March 1889; Wife: Minnie May WELCH; Daughter: K H WELCH - Application dated: Ootacamund, S. India, 1 May 1947]

Item notes
Summary heading
Descriptive note
Frederick Charles Welch (see item 1/283) appears to be the son of Gerald Willoughby Welch (see item 1/284).

I’ve altered daughter’s details, as she may be living.

Jamjar

[barryd]

Wow. So informative. So quickly. 1947 was Indian Independence year. Asking Australian Government if they can move there! Request granted.

[Jamjar]

It appears that Frederick is in the Anglican Section:

First Name   FREDERICK CHARLES   Application Number
Last Name   WELCH
Names are only recorded in capitals
KB00128099
Karrakatta Burial
Aged (Years)   76   Date of Death   17/11/1965
Suburb   MAYLANDS
    
Grave Location   KARRAKATTA CEMETERY
Cemetery: ANGLICAN
Area or Denomination: ZW Section 0639 Gravesite
Grant Number   K0065071   Grantee   MINNIE MAY WELCH

[Jamjar]

As is Minnie, same grave:

First Name MINNIE MAY
Aged (Years)   70   Date of Death   16/10/1966
Suburb   MAYLANDS

[cando]

The session has timed out at NAA so use this link to search.http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx

There are a couple of digitised service records as well.

Link for burials in Perth http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/search.php  If you search yourself you will see that both grants have expired.

Cando

[Jamjar]

There are no Welch listed as buried in the Perth War Grave Section.

https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/results/?cemetery=PERTH+WAR+CEMETERY+AND+ANNEX&fq_servedwithliteral=Australian&csort=surname&tab=wardead&casualtypagenumber=23

Did you get the information from Billion Graves? https://billiongraves.com/grave/Minnie-May-Welch/12424988

Jamjar

[cando]

Death registration from the online WA Indexes
http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx

WELCH    Frederick Charles    76 years    
Father Charles  Mother Unknown
District Perth  1965  Reg#3662    

WELCH Minnie May 70  years
Father John   Mother Jane E
District Perth 1966  Reg#3235   

Cando

[cando]

Reply#5

Link for burials in Perth http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/search.php  If you search yourself you will see that both grants have expired.

There is a programme of renewal at Karrakatta Cemetery.  I was given photographs of my distant rellies headstone and grave which were taken by admin, prior to the removal.  I will check my map to see if the WELCH grave was in that area of the Anglican section.

Cando