Veitch, Robert

Date of Birth	1874-05-21
Date of Death	1930-03-16
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Carluke, Lanarkshire

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1913-06-01
Rank	Cook
Rate	Cook (Officers)
Official Number	8153
Discharged Date	1924-09-01
Discharge Notes	Battle of Cocos Island (Sydney-Emden)
Service Period	1913-1924
Active Service (War service)	WW1
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Sydney (I) HMAS - Light Cruiser Town Class

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Presbyterian
Section	5E
Row	6
Grave Number	519-21
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

Battle Honours Battle of Cocos Island 1914 Merchant service Location https://what3words.com/zeal.closes.focal

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives

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