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VEALE, Thomas Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6909A |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia, June 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area, Row 122, Grave 0025. Service held on 23 June 1958 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6909A, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6909A, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6909A, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 6909A, Australian Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Veale and Elizabeth Sarah Veale nee Suters of Burke Road, Auburn, Victoria. Brother of Henry George Veale who returned to Australia on 17 February 1919 having served with the Australian Corps Working Party.
During 1915c Thomas married Bruce Myrtle Reid in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 7 February 1919 aboard HT Lancashire disembarking on 31 March 1919
Medal: British War Medal