Francis Bertram Welch

Francis Bertram Welch (* 1876 in South Stoneham, Hampshire , † April 23, 1949 in Cheltenham , Gloucestershire ) was a British classical archaeologist and diplomat.

From 1894 to 1898 he studied literature and languages (French, German and Greek) at Magdalen College at the University of Oxford . In 1899 he led the excavations for the British Museum in Kouklia and Klavdia . The following year he wrote the publication on it at the British School at Athens . After his return he worked as a teacher at the Oswestry School . In 1911 he became a member of the Freemasons .

During the First World War he worked for the Intelligence Corps as a translator with the rank of second lieutenant . He initially served as an intelligence officer for the XVI. Corps of the British Salonika Army in Macedonia ( Salonikifront ). He was temporarily promoted to captain and commanded the 10th Civil Labor Battalion. However, he fell ill with dysentery . After his recovery, he was temporarily appointed lieutenant under Lieutenant General George Milne and served again as an intelligence officer. He was then transferred to Constantinople and finally to Athens . During his time in the British Salonika Army, Francis Bertram Welch and Carl Blegen visited Dikili Tash , where they collected prehistoric ceramic shards.

After the war he became Vice Consul in Athens and an officer for passport control. This item was the head of the usually Secret Intelligence Service , that the intelligence service .

Francis Bertram Welch was married with two sons and was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

Works

The Influence of the Ægean Civilization on South Palestine. In: Palestine Exploration Quarterly . Volume 32, Number 4, 1900, pp. 342-350.
Notes on the Pottery. In: The Annual of the British School at Athens . Volume 6, 1900, pp. 85-92.
Macedonia: prehistoric pottery. In: The Annual of the British School at Athens. Volume 23, 1918-1919, pp. 44-50.
Manor of Charlton Kings, later Ashley. In: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. Volume 54, 1932, pp. 145-165 ( PDF online ).
Gloucestershire in the Pipe Rolls. In: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. Volume 57, 1935, pp. 49-109 ( PDF online ).
Gloucestershire in the Pipe Rolls. In: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. Volume 59, 1937, pp. 185-204 ( PDF online ).

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Luca Bombardieri, Tommaso Braccini: Tra erudizione ed intelligence. John C. Lawson e Francis B. Welch, Cipro 1899. In: Pallas. Volume 97, 2015, pp. 221-231 ( online version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Welch, Francis Bertram
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British Classical Archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH	1876
PLACE OF BIRTH	South Stoneham, Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH	April 23, 1949
Place of death	Cheltenham , Gloucestershire

[1] Luca Bombardieri, Tommaso Braccini: Tra erudizione ed intelligence. John C. Lawson e Francis B. Welch, Cipro 1899. In: Pallas. Volume 97, 2015, pp. 221-231 ( online version ).