Veitch Ernest Hardinge Major - Revision history

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Veitch Ernest Hardinge
|Army number=Not yet known.
|Rank=Major
|Decorations=M.C. gazetted 1/1/1918. British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-15 Star.
|Date of birth=Birth registered Q4 1876, Durham.
|Age=0
|Unit=Commissioned as 2/Lt in the 8th Battalion of The Durham Light Infantry 21/5/1908. Served in France with 8th Battalion during the First World War. Volunteered to work in 70th Brigade HQ. Left to work with Northumbrian Area Quartering Committee.
|Company/Battery=Brigade Headquarters.
|Task or role=Voluntary appointment on the Brigade Staff.
|Joined Brigade=Exact date not yet known.
|Promotions=Not yet traced.
|Died/Killed in action=27/7/1959 in The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.
|Home address=Son of John Hardinge Veitch and Mary Louise Ord. Married Amelie Marjorie Helen Spowart at Durham in 1921. Lived Crossgate Moor and Nevilles Cross.
|Source table=70BG
}}

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 |Task or role=151st Brigade - Staff Captain.  8th DLI - Adjutant 1920 - 1923.  70th Infantry Brigade - Voluntary appointment on the Brigade Staff.
 |Joined Brigade=Exact date not yet known.
-|Promotions=Not yet traced.
+|Promotions=Not yet fully traced.
 |Died/Killed in action=27/7/1959 in The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.
 |Home address=Son of John Hardinge Veitch and Mary Louise Ord.  Married Amelie Marjorie Helen Spowart at Durham in 1921.  Lived Crossgate Moor and Nevilles Cross.
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 Durham County Record Office holds an image of Major Veitch in its collection of DLI photographs.  It can be seen [http://dre.durham.gov.uk/pgDre.aspx?ID=DLI6348 here]
-The entry also mentions that his medals are held in the Medal Room of the DLI Museum.  A description of those medals can be read [http://dlimuseum.durham.gov.uk/pgMedalSummary.aspx?&BioId=6348&BioSurname=&AZ= here]  He was also the author of the WW1 History of the 8th Battalion.
+The entry also mentions that his medals are held in the Medal Room of the DLI Museum.  A description of those medals can be read [http://dlimuseum.durham.gov.uk/pgMedalSummary.aspx?&BioId=6348&BioSurname=&AZ= here]

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 |Date of birth=Birth registered Q4 1876, Durham.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Commissioned as 2/Lt in the 8th Battalion of The Durham Light Infantry 21/5/1908.  Served in France with 8th Battalion during the First World War.   Volunteered to work in 70th Brigade HQ.  Left to work with Northumbrian Area Quartering Committee.
+|Unit=Served in the ranks of the Durham Royal Garrison Artillery and Northumberland Fusiliers (3rd Volunteer Battalion).  Commissioned as 2/Lt in the 8th Battalion of The Durham Light Infantry 21/5/1908.  Served in France with 8th Battalion during the First World War.   Posted to 151st Brigade.  Various Staff appointments.  Re-joined 8th Battalion DLI in 1920.Volunteered to work in 70th Brigade HQ.  Left to work with Northumbrian Area Quartering Committee.
 |Company/Battery=Brigade Headquarters.
-|Task or role=Voluntary appointment on the Brigade Staff.
+|Task or role=151st Brigade - Staff Captain.  8th DLI - Adjutant 1920 - 1923.  70th Infantry Brigade - Voluntary appointment on the Brigade Staff.
 |Joined Brigade=Exact date not yet known.
 |Promotions=Not yet traced.
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-The citation for the award of his Military Cross reads as follows:-
+The citation for the award of his second Military Cross reads as follows:-
-"for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  He showed untiring energy in supplying the fighting troops with ammunition and rations.  Though units were unlocated and mixed up he never failed to get up their supplies, personally leading them through heavy shell fire.  His devotion to duty was most conspicuous".
+"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  He showed untiring energy in supplying the fighting troops with ammunition and rations.  Though units were unlocated and mixed up he never failed to get up their supplies, personally leading them through heavy shell fire.  His devotion to duty was most conspicuous".
-Durham County Record Office holds an image of Major Veitch in its collection of DLI photographs.  It can be seen [http://dre.durham.gov.uk/pgDre.aspx?ID=DLI6348 here]  The entry also mentions that his medals are held in the Medal Room of the DLI Museum.  He was also the author of the WW1 History of the 8th Battalion.
+Durham County Record Office holds an image of Major Veitch in its collection of DLI photographs.  It can be seen [http://dre.durham.gov.uk/pgDre.aspx?ID=DLI6348 here]

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	"for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He showed untiring energy in supplying the fighting troops with ammunition and rations. Though units were unlocated and mixed up he never failed to get up their supplies, personally leading them through heavy shell fire. His devotion to duty was most conspicuous".		"for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He showed untiring energy in supplying the fighting troops with ammunition and rations. Though units were unlocated and mixed up he never failed to get up their supplies, personally leading them through heavy shell fire. His devotion to duty was most conspicuous".

−	Durham County Record Office holds an image of Major Veitch in its collection of DLI photographs. It can be seen [http://dre.durham.gov.uk/pgDre.aspx?ID=DLI6348 here]	+	Durham County Record Office holds an image of Major Veitch in its collection of DLI photographs. It can be seen [http://dre.durham.gov.uk/pgDre.aspx?ID=DLI6348 here] The entry also mentions that his medals are held in the Medal Room of the DLI Museum. He was also the author of the WW1 History of the 8th Battalion.

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		+	The citation for the award of his Military Cross reads as follows:-
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		+	"for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He showed untiring energy in supplying the fighting troops with ammunition and rations. Though units were unlocated and mixed up he never failed to get up their supplies, personally leading them through heavy shell fire. His devotion to duty was most conspicuous".
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		+	Durham County Record Office holds an image of Major Veitch in its collection of DLI photographs. It can be seen [http://dre.durham.gov.uk/pgDre.aspx?ID=DLI6348 here]