Pte
William Jack Veitch
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 05/08/1881 |
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Place of birth: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Carpenter |
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Religion: Wesleyan |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 420803 |
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Enlistment date: 11/01/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 9th Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 27/05/1916 |
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Place of death: Maple Copse , Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 34 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 32. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1596765 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=25fa1c48-20b7-4286-95b8-b2cd606869a9 |