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VEALE, William Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3981 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Douglas, Isle Of Man, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 12 June 1932, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Wall of Memory , Row GG, Site 0037 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3981, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3981, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3981, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Signal Company, From 3rd Battalion | |
| 30 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3981, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to phthisis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Princes Street, Sydney, NSW
Son of William Veale and Susan Veale of Church Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, England.
Husband of Florence Janet Veale nee Butler of Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, England. William and Florence married on 28 March 1918 in the Bank Buildings Chapel, Weymouth, England. Minister Alfred E. Johns officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 1 June 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal