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MCVEIGH, Frederick Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX20247 |
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Enlisted: | 1 April 1941, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 1st Parachute Battalion |
Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, 23 March 1914 |
Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soil classifier |
Died: | Accidental (Injuries), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1943, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Richmond War Cemetery, NSW |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
1 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX20247, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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1 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX20247 | |
2 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, QX20247 | |
25 Nov 1943: | Involvement Lance Corporal, QX20247, 1st Parachute Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frederick Joseph McVEIGH was born on 23rd March, 1914 in Rockhampton, Queensland
His parents were Francis Patrick McVEIGH & Martha Mabel TRACEY
He died in an accident during training on 25th November, 1943