John Plenderleith Welling

Formerly a Gunner with the Royal Garrison Artillery, John died on 8th of November 1919 at the age of 23. 

John was born at Westwoodhay, near Hungerford, Berkshire, in 1896, a son of John and Isabel Welling. In 1901 his family lived at Euston Road, Barnham Suffolk. By 1911 they were living at Park Cottage Somerleyton, and John, like his father, was a gamekeeper.  

John volunteered to join the Army. He arrived in France on 11 July 1915. He joined the Royal Garrison Artillery, service number 41881, and served with 92 Siege Battery. 

He was discharged to the Class Z Reserve on 15 March 1919 and granted a pension of 8/3 per week from 16 March 1919 to 2 September 1919. John then worked as an under-gamekeeper. He died at Blundeston.