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ORIFLAMME 9 CAPTAIN lll'1NltY C. Wl'1I.Kl'1lt, M. D. I Captain Henry C. 1Velker of Norristown, Pa., died at the Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C., on May 2, 1918, after having heen invalided hack to this country from France. He was a captain in the United States Medical Reserves. Dr. Welker enlisted in the United States service early in September, 1917, and was assigned to Episcopal Hospital Unit, No. JM-, as a lieutenant. Shortly thereafter he was promoted to a captaincy and left with the unit for Allentown, where he remained several months in training. Ile left in Novemher for France and was on duty. Ile did most heroic service directly haek of the firing line and was undaunted in his zeal to aid the fallen men, when hc was slriken with sciatie rheumatism and had a general nervous breakdown. Treatment was givenrhim in two hospitals in France, hut his condition did not improve and it was decided to send him hack to American soil. When he arrived here he was given treatment in a New York hospital, at Fort Mellenry, and later at the hVZlltL'l' lteed Hospital, Washington, D. C. There he showed some signs of improvement hut soon his nervousness hccame more aggravated and he sank rapidly. On May 2, 1918, he passed away. Dr. Welker was horn in Tulpehoeken, Pa., May 19, 1879, 1le was the son of ltev. llenry J. Welker who was a pastor in one of the Reformed clmrehes of Norris- town. At an early age Dr. Welker enrolled as a student of Franklin ami Marshall College from which institution he graduated with honors in 1902. Ile was a memher of the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the Goethean Literary Society. Ile then lnatrieulated at the University of Pennsylvania. Medical College and graduated from there in 1906. In 1908, Dr. Welker hegan his practice in Norristown, Pa. lle was one of the hest known and most successful physicians and surgeons of his lmorou'gh, when he answered the call for volunteers to the flag. llc was on the staff of surgeons at Charity llospital and also on the consulting staff of physicians at the State Ilospital for the Insane. Dr. Welker was a memher of the American College of Physicians and the Mont- gomery County Mcdical Society. llc was also a memher of Norristown Lodge, No. 020, I . and A. M.
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