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VEITCH, Lawrence Stewart
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 952 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 26 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Maylands (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Keswick, South Australia, 3 April 1944, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Payneham Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 952, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 952, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 952, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 8 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 952, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 952, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 952, 27th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Brown Veitch and Catherine Veitch nee Sinclair of Janet Street, Maylands, SA.
On 22 September 1908 Lawrence married Elthel Cecilia Hallet at the residence of James Veitch of Evandale, SA. They divorced in 1919. At the time of enlistment he claimed he was a widower.
Next of kin given as his son John Veitch of Janet Street, Maylands, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT Port Macquarie disembarking on 21 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Residential address at the time of his death was Alice Springs, NT.