VALE, John Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 172, 2266 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 May 1871 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 May 1963, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Plot: J - 02 - 19. |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 172 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 172, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 2 Jul 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 172, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, p. 178, notes he returned to Australia aboard Australasian arriving Brisbane 25 Jun 1902, discharged 2 Jul 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2266, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2266, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2266, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When John Joseph Vale enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as Mrs W. Costello, Paddington. He again served in WW1 and on his 1916 enlistment Attestation Paper he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs. Norah Costello, Paddington and also that he had previously served in the Boer War.
His birth was registered with BDM Qld as John James Veale born on 18 May 1871 in Queensland, a son to Michael Veale and Hanoria 'Norah' Veale (nee Sheehan). His father passed away in 1872 and his mother remarried on 10 Aug 1874 to William Costello and they lived at Paddington, Queensland. His death was registered with BDM Qld also under the name John James Veale.
He enlisted in WW1, again under the name John Joseph Vale, in 1916 serving as a Private S.N. 2266 in the 47th Infantry Battalion AIF.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 513; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record; Find A Grave memorial; BDM Qld registry information
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