Clement Friend VEITCH

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Service Numbers:	6595, S76978
Enlisted:	10 May 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Balaklava, South Australia, 31 May 1893
Home Town:	Balaklava, Wakefield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Woodville, South Australia, 29 August 1967, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Balaklava Public Cemetery, S.A. Interred on 31 August 1967
Memorials:	Balaklava District WW1 Roll of Honour

10 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6595, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
23 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6595, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6595, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide
6 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6595, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

30 Apr 1942:	Involvement Private, S76978, 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
30 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S76978
30 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Balaklava, SA
12 Oct 1945:	Discharged

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Son of William Veitch and Mary Veitch nee Tiller of Balaklava, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 30 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 22 February 1922 Clement married Martha Ann Sharp in the Church of Christ, Balaklava, SA

At the time of his death Clement's residential address was at Balaklava, SA