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VEALE, Vivian Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 203 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 22 May 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria, New South Wales, Australia Section Lawn, Row 4, Grave 2193. Interred on 25 Mary 1976. Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance Wall 5, Panel K |
| Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain, Armidale Protestant Alliance Friendly Society Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 203, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 203, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 203, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 203, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Severely gassed. | |
| 28 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 203, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Ninis Veale and Sarah Veale of Beady Street, Armidale, NSW. Brother of Percy Ninis Veale who returned to Australia on 7 March 1919 having served with the 33rd Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 11 December 1918 aboard HT Saxon disembarking on 2 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Vivian married Dorothy O. Morgan in Armidale, NSW