Charles Lewis VEAGE

VEAGE, Charles Lewis

Service Number: 507
Enlisted: 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands, England, 1890
Home Town: Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling: Rathfriland National School, Ireland
Occupation: Farmer Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 50, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnett Heads War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

28 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 507, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 507, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 507, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
9 May 1915: Involvement Private, 507, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 507 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 21 years

Son of David and Mary Veage of Rathfriland, County Down, Ireland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal