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VEAL, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10888 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 26 July 1877 |
| Home Town: | Korrelocking, Wyalkatchem, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 28 January 1935, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican area, Section XC, Grave 0081. |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 10888, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10888, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10888, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , From 21 Field Artillery Brigade (Howitzer) | |
| 24 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Army Medical Corps (AIF), From 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. In England | |
| 18 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 10888, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to trench fever and overage |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Veal and Nancy Veal of Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal