Thomas Victor VEITCH

Regimental number4911
Date of birth19 May 1897
Place of birthHay, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressPrincess Street, Claremont, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 6.5"
Weight107 lbs
Next of kinFather, C J Veitch, Princess Street, Claremont, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed 4 years in the Senior Cadets; transferred to 86th Infantry; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 December 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 August 1917
Miscellaneous information from
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Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date9 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 2 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right heel).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 25 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit: debility following trench fever), Perth, 9 November 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W66724.
Date of death15 June 1971
Age at death74
Place of burialWestern Australian Garden of Remembrance, Nedlands, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, VEITCH Thomas Victor