John T. Veitch

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History

John Tennant Veitch was born in Ballarat and enlisted in the AIF (2715) [1]on 09 January 1916 as 34 year old miner, becoming a member of the 1st Tunnelling Company. His next of Kin was his mother Margaret Veitch.[2]

Legacy

Tree 3473 in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour was planted for Sapper John Veitch of the Australian Mining Corps. The tree is either an Elm or a Plan, and was planted on 09 June 1919 by Miss O. Mitchell.[3]

See also

Australian Mining Corps

Notes

References

  1. Lucas's Staff Appreciation of Brave Men, Final Edition, June 1919.
  2. http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=8397776,accessed16/04/2014.
  3. Lucas's Staff Appreciation of Brave Men, Final Edition, June 1919.

Further Reading

External links

http://www.miningmudmedals.org/John_T._Veitch


--Beth Kicinski 16:38, 24 August 2013 (EST); --Clare K.Gervasoni 23:27, 11 February 2015 (AEDT)