Neil Armstrong VEITCH

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Service Number:	770
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:	Lance Cove Longueville Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Lane Cove Great War Roll of Honour

27 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 770, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Victoria Barracks, NSW
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

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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