Military service
Burial/memorial information
Baptized at Grindstone Anglica Chirch, Entry Island, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, under his mother’s family last name James Stanford McPhail, adopted by Henry and Nancy Welsh.
Son of Molenne McPhail. Husband of Mary Eva Diola Welsh. Father of Mary Agnes Rosalie, Ernie Lloyd, Stanford Alvin, Lawrence Edwin and Gordon Arlie Welsh, all from Entry Island, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec. His widow remarried Bernard Leslie Chenell, service number E-30389, Royal Rifles of Canada, prisoner of war in Hong Kong and Japan.
James served in Québec, in New Brunswick, in Newfoundland with Force W, in Hong Kong with Force C and was prisoner of war. He had 770 days of service, including 343 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 122 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.