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Edward John Howard VEITCH

Regimental number1781
Place of birthParramatta New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o Mrs Hughes, Marsden Street, Parramatta, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinWife, Mrs A M Veitch c/o Mrs Hughes, Marsden Street, Parramatta, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 19 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death9 January 1969

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