| Major  John Leonard Veitch | 
        
 
Information from the Roll of Honour
    
        | Parish | Surname | Initials | Award | Rank | Ship or Regiment | Place of Death | Date of Death | 
    
        | Exeter | Veitch | John Leonard |  | Major | Devon Regt. | France | 21
            May
            1918 | 
An asterisk * in the Place of Death indicates an hospital death
A double asterisk ** in the Place of Death indicates the record is annotated with Missing
    
    Further Information from Contributors
    
    
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            RoH Ref.
        
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            3604
        
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            Forename
        
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            John Leonard
        
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            Surname
        
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            Veitch
        
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            Rank or Rating
        
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            Service Number(s)
        
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            Father
        
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            Peter Christian Massyn Veitch
        
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            Mother
        
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            Harriett (nee Drew)
        
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            Wife
        
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            Date of Birth
        
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            23
            July
            1887
        
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            Where Born
        
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            Exeter, Devonshire
        
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            Date Baptised
        
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            26
            August
            1887
        
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            Ship or Regiment
        
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            Devonshire Regiment, 7th Battalion attd. 1st Battalion
        
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            Date of Death
        
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            21
            May
            1918
        
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            Place of Death
        
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            Nieppe Wood
        
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            Grave or Memorial
        
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            Remarks
        
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            Awarded the Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches
        
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            Contributor
        
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            PB, Sue Jackson