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VEAL, William Grose
Personal Details
Service Number: | 930 |
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Enlisted: | 9 February 1915, Enlisted at Castlemaine, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 9 December 1889 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Hairdresser |
Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 12 May 1959, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Australian War Graves, Wall A, Inscription 001. Cremation service held on 13 May 1959 |
Memorials: | Bendigo Federated Mining Employees Association No. 1 Bendigo Branch Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 930, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Castlemaine, Victoria | |
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10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 930, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 930, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
26 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 930, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm. Embarked HS Panama at Havre for England on 30 August 1916 | |
8 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 930, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Veal and Annie Veal nee Lyne of Thistle Street, Bendigo, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 October 1916 aboard HS Karoola on disembarking on 2 December 1916 as wounded
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c William married Molly Lamont in Victoria