William Grose VEAL

VEAL, William Grose

Service Number: 930
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
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World War 1 Service

9 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 930, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Castlemaine, Victoria
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

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Biography 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