Malachi VEECH

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Service Numbers:	1434, 6103
Enlisted:	11 November 1914
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2 March 1888
Home Town:	Quambone, Coonamble, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 6 June 1975, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bathurst General Cemetery Section O, Row 5, Grave 1
Memorials:

11 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1434, 5th Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1434, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1434, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 6103, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 6103, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
15 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), In France
9 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 6103, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Gassed.
19 Aug 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 1434, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company)
24 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6103, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Also known as CASEY, John

Son of Richard Veech and Bridget Agnes Veech of Sydney, NSW.

Next of kin later given as his sister Alice Cunningham of 'Dynong', Quambone, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana disembarking on 9 October 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal