Regimental number | 4085 |
Place of birth | Wandella, Cobargo, New South Wales |
School | Wandella Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wandella, Cobargo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, John McVeity, Wandella, Cobargo, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Nauroy, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row J, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Maria McVEITY. Native OF Wandella, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4084 Lance Sergeant Daniel Bernard McVEITY, 30th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919; Cousins: 2721 Pte John Patrick QUINLIVAN, 55th Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917; 2720 Pte William Joseph QUINLIVAN, 55th Bn, killed in action, 13 February 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |