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VEITCH, Robert Hedley Hamilton
| Service Number: | 2462 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kent Town, South Australia, Australia, 20 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kent Town, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jockey |
| Died: | Illness, South Australia, Australia, 26 February 1994, aged 98 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia North West, Rose Bed NW34, Position 106 |
| Memorials: | Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2462, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2462, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2462, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2462, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wound to hand | |
| 6 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2462, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Robert Hedley Hamilton VEITCH was born on 20th January, 1896 in Kent Town, South Australia
His parents were Thomas Brown VEITCH and Margaret Bain ANDREWS
He enlisted for WW1 on 18th March, 1915 in Keswick, SA as a Private with the 10th Infantry Battalion - he embarked from Adelaide with the 10th Battalion, 7th Reinforcements on 23rd June, 1915 on the ship HMAT Kanowna
He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 22nd October 1916 and transferred to the 32rd Battalion on 23rd September, 1916 and transferred to 43rd Battalion on 12th February, 1917, in the field
He was wounded on 31st July, 1917 and again on 2nd August, 1917 with a gun shot wound to his hand and also admitted to hospital on several occasions, the last being Fulham Medical Hospital on 14th September, 1917
Robert returned to Australia on 5th November, 1917 on the ship Themistocles and was Discharged on 6th February, 1918 as medically unfit for service
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal
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On 27th January 1919 at the Methodist Manse in Kent Town, SA he married Alma Mary BLOTT - two known children, Jean & Ruth
Alma died on 19th November 1977 (Centennial Park Cemetery)
Robert died on 26th February, 1994 - last abode Myrtle Bank and was cremated in Centennial Park Cemetery in Adelaide
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His brother William Robert VEITCH (SN602) also served in WW1 with the 43rd Battalion and died of wounds on 26th May, 1918 in France
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