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VEITCH, Walter Augustus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3296 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Buln Buln, Victoria, Australia, 12 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia, 29 August 1965, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated - ashes scattered. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3296, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3296, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3296, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3296, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW left forearm and back (severe). | |
| 11 Jan 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3296, 28th Infantry Battalion, HT Port Darwin, London invalided to Australia - arriving Fremantle 4 March 1918. | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3296, 28th Infantry Battalion, Medically Unfit |
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