Charles – Veitch – Glasgow and South Western Railway – Gunner – 14/04/1917
Title
Charles – Veitch – Glasgow and South Western Railway – Gunner – 14/04/1917
Initials / forenames
Charles
Surname
Veitch
Railway company
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Military unit
“A” Battery, 82nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Military rank
Gunner
Military number
85191
Military awards
Military Medal
Railway department
South Beach, Ayr
Railway job
Ticket Collector
Date died
14/04/1917
Memorial
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Notes
Born in 1895 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, the son of David and Dinah (nee Atkinson) Veitch, of Eastriggs, Dornock, Dumfriesshire. He enlisted in January 1915 and landed with his Brigade in France in July<br />1915. He was awarded the M.M. in 1916 for conspicuous bravery in repairing telephone lines under heavy shell fire. Died of wounds. Named on the Dornock Parish War Memorial and on the Dornock Parish Church memorial.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; information provided by Ken Morrison (private researcher)
Date entered
20/06/2018
Last updated
20/06/2018
Citation
“Charles – Veitch – Glasgow and South Western Railway – Gunner – 14/04/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/43886.