VEALE, Cecil Robert James
| Service Numbers: | 3665, 3665A |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, 28 November 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Melaleuca, licence has expired |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3665, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3665, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3665, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 21st Battalion | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Letter A added to his service number when taken on strength, now 3665A.From 25th Field Artillery Brigade (Howitzer) | |
| 15 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: In front of Hamel - Villers Bretonneux. On the 9th August 1918, the area in the vicinity of this man's Battery received a considerable amount of shelling, frequently cutting the telephone wire. This man, on each occasion repaired the breaks, under fire, until it was impossible to further use the line over this area. A relay post was then established, this man with a total disregard of personal danger carried messages through the shelled area to his Battery for a considerable time. In doing this, he set a splendid example and was largely instrumental in enabling his Battery to engage the targets which the F.O.O. observed. His courage and devotion to duty are deserving of special recognition. London Gazette on 24 January 1919, page 1254, position 22. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 May 1919, page 898, position 101 | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3665A, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Remained on duty | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3665A, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Second occasion. Wound to the left leg. Invalided to England on 4 October 1918 | |
| 24 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3665A, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Veale and Elizabeth Veale nee Wilson of Errol Street, North Melbourne, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 Janaury 1919 aboard HS Ulysses as wounded disembarking on 10 March 1919.
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Cecil married Myrtle Mansfield on Victoria
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Veale and Elizabeth Veale nee Wilson of Errol Street, North Melbourne, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 Janaury 1919 aboard HS Ulysses as wounded disembarking on 10 March 1919.
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Cecil married Myrtle Mansfield on Victoria