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COLBORNE-VEEL, Geoffrey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 668 |
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| 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" Panel 43 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 668, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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
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