Geoffrey COLBORNE-VEEL

COLBORNE-VEEL, Geoffrey

Service Number: 668
Enlisted: 21 September 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Auburn State School and Bendigo State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Grocer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 21 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 668, 14th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 668, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 668, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 668, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
3 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 668, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to left thigh sustained during the Turkish offensive. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit ~ 15 August 1915.
21 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 668, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Geoffrey COLBORNE -VEEL was born in Fitzroy, Victoria in 1888

His parents were Robert Colborne VEEL & Katherine Marie DE SILVA LASTARRIA (known as SHARPE) who married in Victoria in 1888