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VEITCH, Robert Howard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2909 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 November 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Capetown, South Africa, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Designer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2909, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2909, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2909, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Jan 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2909, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at Capetown, South Africa |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment Robert was residing in Casterton, Victoria.
Prior to enlisting he stated that he had served with the German West South Africa, Heavy Artillery but had been discharged when the unit was disbanded and that he had left his discharge paper in South Africa. This was later proved incorrect and that he had frauduantly enlisted in the AIF and that following his Court Martial in Capetown he was being held to returned to his South Africa Unit. Not eligible for medals.
Son of Elsie Veitch of Clee Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa.