VEITCH, William James Blythe
| Service Number: | 1257 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stonemason |
| Died: | 1984, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1257, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1257, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1257, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 4 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 1257, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Son of William Young Veitch and Ellen Veitch of Greta, NSW. Brother of Robert Sidney Veitch who returned to Australia on 9 August 1919 45th and 63rd Battalions.
Husband of Gertrude May Veitch nee Scaley of The Retreat, Greta, NSW formerly of West Lavington, England. William and Gertrude married on 8 October 1919 in the Parich Church, Bishops Lavington, Wiltshire, England.
Between 30 June 1919 and 30 September 1919 he undertook a course in Instruction of Tailor's Cutting with R.B. Cooper and The Tailor & Cutter in Engand
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1919 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 6 February 1920 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal