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VEILGAARD, George Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 60777 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1918, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 3 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | 19 September 1963, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dandenong General Cemetery Church of England, Compartment AA, Section 8, Grave 38 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 60777, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 60777, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 60777, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Marathon, Melbourne | |
| 27 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 60777, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Christian Veilgaard and Margaret Veilgaard nee Beaton of Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. Brother of Kenneth Veilgaard who returned to Australia on 14 June 1918 having served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 April 1919 aboard HT Shropshire disembarking on 16 May 1919
Medal: British War Medal
During 1922c George married Margaret Mackay Robertson in Victoria.