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VEIGEL, Arthur Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2019, 2075 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Originally issued with number 2075 but later changed |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bulli, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bulli, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Bulli, New South Wales, Australia, 1920, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bulli Great War Memorial, Bulli Roll of Honour, Bulli-Woonona War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2019, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Originally issued with number 2075 but later changed | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2075, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2075, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2019, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to epilepsy |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jack Veigel and stepson of Mary Veigel of Bulli, NSW.
There was a suggestion that he had also served as Arthur Frew but i was never confirmed and he was discharged after a few months
Commenced return to Australia on 8 August 1916 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 24 September 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal