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VEITCH, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 797 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ayr, Queensland, Australia , 7 August 1874 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 797, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 797, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 797, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 797, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wounds to the jaw and shoulder | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 797, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Father of William James Veitch who returned to Australia on 21 February 1917 having served with the 2nd Field Company Engineers.
Next of kin given as his sister C.M. Mackey of Salisbury Street, Subiaco, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 August 1915 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 2 September 1917 at Perth. On the 12 May 1917 he embarked HT Beltana for onward travel and discharged at Melbourne.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal