George William VEALL

VEALL, George William

Service Number: 331
Enlisted: 8 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Not yet discovered
Last Unit: 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train
Born: South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town: South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Printer
Died: Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 1 November 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Cremation service held on 2 November 1971 with the ashes being scattered at the cemetery. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden or Remembrance
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World War 1 Service

8 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, 331, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
4 Jun 1915: Involvement 331, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
4 Jun 1915: Embarked 331, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
12 Jul 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, 331, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to enteric

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Joseph Polyblank Veall and Louisa Ann Veall nee Richardson of Balmoral Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Brother of Charles Richard Veall who returned to Australia in 1919 having served with the 48th Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 21 Janaury 1916 aboard HT Commonwealth disembarking on 29 February 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c George married Nellie Lilian Gibbs Wright in Victoria