2443 John Edward VEEL

Date of enlistment	14^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Acting Corporal
Company	D Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Hospitalised sick twice Promoted to Sergeant

Summary of Sergeant Veel’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
21^st April 1919	Australia	Discharged – colitis
14^th January 1919	England	Returned to Australia on City of York
12^th July 1918	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Sutton Veny
28^th June 1918	England	Discharged from hospital to furlough
14^th May 1918	England	Transferred to 1^st Australian Auxiliary Hospital Harefield – colitis and gastro-enteritis
28^th April 1918	England	Admitted Norfolk War Hospital
27^th April 1918	France	Embarked on HS Guildford Castle for England
14^th April 1918	France	Admitted 12^th General Hospital, Rouen
13^th April 1918	France	To 20 CCS hospital sick – gastro-enteritis
5^th February 1918	Belgium	Re-joined Battalion
2^nd February 1918	France	Marched in to 2 ADBD
30^th January 1918	England	Proceeded overseas from Longbridge Deverill Training Camp for France via Southampton
5^th May 1917	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
18^th April 1917	England	To furlough
10^th April 1917	England	Placed on Supernumerary List (absent from Battalion for 3 months)
23^rd February 1917	England	Transferred to Barton-on-Sea (convalescent camp)
12^th January 1917	England	Admitted University War Hospital Southampton
11^th January 1917	France	Embarked on HS Formosa for England
8^th January 1917	France	Admitted to 9th General Hospital Rouen
5^th December 1916	France	To hospital sick – dysentery
2^nd October 1916	France	Promoted to Sergeant (confirmed)
20^th July 1916	France	Promoted to Sergeant (temporary)
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
15^th March 1916	Egypt	Promoted to Corporal (temporary)
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
4^th August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
26^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot