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VEAL, William Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2824 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 3 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraph Messenger |
| Died: | MacLeod, Victoria, 4 April 1975, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Dodonaea Wall H, Niche 35. Cremation service held on 8 April 1975. Commemorated in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour Tree Information - Species: Quercus Cerris Planted By: Miss L. Hill Plaque: 3114 |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2824, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2824, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2824, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From 23rd Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2824, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Martin Veal and Mary Jane Veal nee Mercer of Brown Street, Stawell, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c William married Bertha Curnow in Victoria