Leslie William Robert VEAL

VEAL, Leslie William Robert

    Service Number: 625
    Enlisted: 8 August 1914, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 18 September 1892
    Home Town: St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 6 February 1979, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Eddington Cemetery
    Memorials: Maldon Baringhup West State School WW1 Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 625, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 625, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 625, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
    13 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 625, 8th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chin
    19 Apr 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 625, 8th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the arm. Embarked for England on 25 April 1917aboard HS Jan Breydel
    31 Jan 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 625, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was 'Kara Kara', St Arnaud, Victoria

    Son of William Henry Veal and Jane Veal nee Hawksley of Carisbrook, Victoria,  

    Commenced return to Australia 8 October 1918 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 2 December 1918

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

    During 1920c Leslie married Sarah Patience Wearne in Victoria.

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