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VEAL, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1414 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 2 June 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, New South Wales Ashes scattered in general plot. No memorial in the cemetery. |
| Memorials: | Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1414, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 23 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1414, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1414, 6th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , From 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 28 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1414, 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1414, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit raynauds disease |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Veal and Ann J. Veal of Hamilton, West Newcastle, NSW,
Commenced return to Australia on 27 August 1917 aboard HTNZ Pakeha disembarking on 24 October 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1938c Albert married Ada Margaret Wilson in Cessnock, NSW