135 Field Regiment, Herts Yeomanry , "F" Troop
Service in Iraq
By Owen Welch
My Father, William Charles Welch was part of this troop and when War broke out he was transfered to the 97 (The Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. I know he was in Iraq, because I have photo's of him in Basra. He died in an Italian Prisoner of War Camp in Sept 1942 and is buried in Benghzi War Cemetary.
This photo was taken in 1939 Bedford Road, Hitchin
I have had the other Stevenage men indentified and they are as follows:-
Gnr. Mortimer 4th right 2nd row
Gnr Ellis 7th left 2nd row
Gnr. H Body 3rd left Back row
Gnr. W.C.Welch 7th left Back row
Bmr. S. Stokes 2nd left Front row
Bedford Road, Hitchin, 1939
Owen Welch