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VEITCH, Neil Armstrong
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 770 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1915, Enlisted at Victoria Barracks, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Died: | 1 January 1976, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Longueville Public School WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 770, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Victoria Barracks, NSW | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 770, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 770, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 770, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 770, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), In England | |
| 23 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hardy Veitch and Mary Letitia Veitch nee Figg of Lengueville, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia 11 May 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal