William Edward VEITCH

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Other Name:	BEACH, William Edward - aka
Service Number:	2340
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Gunshot wound to head, France, 12 July 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot III, Row E, Grave 25
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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6 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2340, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
6 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2340, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
12 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to head, killed in action.

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