| Regimental number | 14507 |
| Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| School | Christian Brothers School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Emma Wood, 37 George Street, West Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Army Service Corps, April 1917 Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 13), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Welbourne and Minnie Amelia WOOD; Wife: Emma WOOD, 14 Shepparton Road, Victoria Park, Western Australia. Native of Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 1 August 1917; transferred to SS 'Orita', Halifax, Nova Scotia, 21 September 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 3 October 1917; marched in to Army Service Corps Training Depot, 4 October 1917. Transferred to Artillery Details, Heytesbury, 12 November 1917. Found guilty, Heytesbury, 5 February 1918, of being late on 9 am parade: confined to barracks for 3 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 March 1918; taken on strength, 2nd Division Ammunition Column, in the field, 13 March 1918. Transferred to 5th Field Artillery Brigade, 16 March 1918, and taken on strength, 14th Battery. Wounded in action, 23 August 1918 (multiple shrapnel wounds, right arm, leg, thigh, feet), and admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 20th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 24 August 1918. |
| Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WOOD Henry Arthur Welbourne |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
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Campbell, ACT 2600
