VEITCH, Austin Raymond
| Service Number: | 54525 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1918, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Batemans Bay, New South Wales, 19 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, 26 August 1931, aged 34 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Batemans Bay War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54525, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 54525, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 54525, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney |
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Austin Raymond VEITCH was born on 19th February, 1897 in Batemans Bay, NSW
His parents were Albert Sydney VEITCH and Eliza BACKHOUSE
He had previous service in the Senior Cadets, 4 years Militia - 37th Infantry before he enlisted on 25th April, 1918 with the Australian Army - he was in the NSW 7th Reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on SS Feldmarschall (SS Field Marshall) on 19th June, 1918
He returned to Australia on the ship Argyllshire and disembarked on 22th August, 1919. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
He married Theresa ROOTSEY in 1924 - one daughter Shirley
Austin died on 26th August, 1931 in Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney and is buried in Waverley Cemetery
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