Captain

John Veitch

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Jessie Weir Veitch; husband of Edith Caroline Veitch, of Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
11013
Name:
John Veitch
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
02 February 1901
Place of Birth: 
Peebles, Scotland
Next of Kin: 
Edith Caroline Bestwick Veitch (wife), Napoleon Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Napoleon Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Omnibus Driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Army Service Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds whilst a Prisoner of war
Date of Death:
03 June 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
40
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 August 1940
Vessel:
Orcades
Destination:
Egypt (9 October 1940)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
John Veitch
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