VEAL, Sydney
| Service Numbers: | 477/4031, 477, 4301 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1915, Enlisted at Oaklands Park, SA. Originally give service number 477 but was changed to 4031 due the wrong spelling of the surname (letter E dropped) |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | West Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 11 March 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 21A, Grave 38. Interred on 13 March 1964 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 477/4031, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Oaklands Park, SA. Originally give service number 477 but was changed to 4031 due the wrong spelling of the surname (letter E dropped) | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 477, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 477, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jul 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, Failed to embark. Reembarked RMS Mongolia at Fremantle on 22 November 1915. | |
| 11 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Field Ambulance | |
| 6 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4301, 7th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to chronic nephritis |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Veal and Marie Elizabeth Veale nee Hoffritcher of Newcastle Street, West Perth, WA formerly of Kalgoorlie, WA and Broken Hill, NSW. Brother of John Charles Veal who returned to Australia in March 1919 having served with the 43rd Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 10 December 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide
Medals: 1914-1915 Star. British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 8 February 1919 Sydney married Linda Elsie May Donley in the Congregational Church, College Park, SA
At the time of his death Sydney was residing in Mile End, SA.