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VEITCH, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11385 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, 9 February 1886 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 8 January 1929, aged 42 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot 15-28, Grave 19 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11385, Depot Units of Supply, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 11385, 11th to 15th Depot Unit of Supply, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 11385, 11th to 15th Depot Unit of Supply, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 2 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Divisional Train, From 15th Depot Unit of Supply | |
| 26 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 11385, 3rd Divisional Train, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Veitch and Rose Anne Veitch nee Logan of Warry Street, Valley, Brisbane, QLD. Brother of George Veitch who returned to Australia on 5 August 1919 having served with the 8th Field Company Engineers
Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 10 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 29 December 1922 David married Mary Teresa Gregory in QLD