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VEITCH, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6676 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916, Enlisted at Darwin, NT |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kelso, Scotland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 26 December 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot 14, Zone D, Grave 6277. Interred on 30 December 1937 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6676, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Darwin, NT | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6676, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6676, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 19 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6676, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to Vincent's Angina |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Eliza Veitch of Kilduff Mains, Drew Station East Lothian, Scotland.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 November 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 9 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal