3574: A Peebles soldier

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posted on 2024-01-15, 08:31 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

Pte John Veitch, 8th Btn. Royal Scots, 7342 Regt, H Coy, Peebles. John features in both photographs; one with his wife, the other one with an unknown Sergeant.

John Veitch served throughout the war, survived after Festaubert, Somme, Neuve Chapelle, 1916 & 18; 3rd Ypres, Arras, 1918 offensive, the Last 100 Days. He was attached to pioneers in summer 1915 and was fighting infantry again in 1918.

After the war, John joined Lothian & Borders Constabulary, and was still serving as a P.C. in the Second World War. The attached photos were found in an Edinburgh second-hand shop.

History

Name of contributor(s)

John Duncan

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

John Veitch

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

1914-1918

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

Peebles and the Western Front

Object(s)

Photos, badges (including a Royal Scots cap badge, Imperial Service badge), signed receipt for Pte J. Veitch's 1914 star, copy of History of the 8th Btn. Royal Scots, published after the war.