A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Veitch, Harry Thomas
VEITCH. (Lieut., 1843. f-p., 16; h-p., 1.)
Harry Thomas Veitch, born in 1813, is son of Capt. Jas. Veitch, R.N. (1812), who died 17 Oct. 1839 at Tresco, Scilly.
This officer entered the Navy, 25 May, 1830, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Clio 18, Capt. John Jas. Onslow, fitting for South America; whence he returned to England in March, 1833, in the Warspite 76, flag-ship of Sir Thos. Baker. He served afterwards, from Feb. until July, 1834, as Midshipman, in the Caledonia 120, bearing the flag of Sir Josias Rowley in the Mediterranean; from July, 1834, until June, 1838, as Midshipman and Mate (he passed his examination 14 Dec. 1837) in the Winchester 52, flag-ship in the East Indies of Hon. Sir Thos. Bladen Capel; and, as Mate – from July, 1838, until June, 1839, in the Cornwallis 72, flagship of Hon. Sir Chas. Paget in the West Indies – from July, 1839, until Feb. 1842, in the Hastings 72, Capt. John Lawrence – from March until Aug. 1842 in the Camperdown 104, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Brace at Sheerness – during the next two months in the Daphne 18, Capt. J. J. Onslow, on particular service – and, from Oct. 1842 until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 25 Sept. 1843, in the Caledonia 120, bearing the flag of Sir David Milne at Plymouth. In the Hastings, which ship was stationed in the Mediterranean, he took part in the operations on the coast of Syria, including the blockade of Beyrout. His appointments, since his promotion, have been – 25 Oct. 1843, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – and, 11 Feb. 1846, 28 Jan. 1848, and 1 Jan. 1849, to the Queen 110, San Josef 110, and Impregnable 104, flag-ships of Sir John West and Sir Wm. Hall Gage at Plymouth, where he is now serving.
Lieut. Veitch married, 14 Nov. 1843, Georgiana Ommanney, youngest daughter of Capt. Lawrence, R.M. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.