VEIGEL, Charles Henry
| Service Number: | 349 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Rosehill, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Candelo, New South Wales, 15 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Eden, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sleeper cutter/Hairdresser |
| Died: | War Service related (leg injury), Pambula, New South Wales, 14 June 1932, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eden General Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Candelo Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 349, Rosehill, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 349, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 349, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 349, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 11 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 349, 7th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW (thigh) | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 349, 7th Light Horse Regiment |
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Charles worked as a sleeper cutter in the forests around Eden in NSW prior to enlisting. He sailed on the Ayreshire from Sydney in 1914 and by May 1915 he was posted with his unit to Gallipoli. While stationed at Lone Pine he suffered a bulletwound to his left thigh and ended up hospitalised in England.
He met Alice Lucy Prince in England they married and returned to Sydney. After his discharge they settled in Eden, then Candelo and then later returned to Eden where he had his own hairdressing business.
Alice and Charlie had two sons and three daughters. He had numerous operations over the years from his war injury and grew weaker and passed away peacefully at the age of 39. A large number of townspeople attended his funeral to pay their last respects.
His wife Alice died in 1977 at the age of 83, and is buried next to him at the Eden Cemetery. His descendents still live in Eden.
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