VEITCH, Andrew Wilson
| Service Number: | 3259 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 26 April 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton Church of England, Compartment DD, Grave 361C Commemorated in: Ballarat Avenue of Honour Tree Information Species: Quercus Cerris Planted By: M. Trevenen Plaque: 2553 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3259, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3259, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3259, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3259, 37th Infantry Battalion, Contusions of the back | |
| 27 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3259, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to arrhosis lungs |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Andrew Wilson Veitch and Margaret Veitch nee McHenry of Ascot Street, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of John Tennant Veitch who returned to Australia on 8 June 1919 having served with the 1st Tunnelling Corps; Hugh Ramsay Veitch who returned to Australia on 11 February 1919 having served with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Gaika but did not re-embark at Wellington. Continued travel aboard HT Ruahine disembarking on 5 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Andrew married Elizabeth Ethel Quayle in Victoria
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