Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Rank:

Sapper

Unit:

5th Field Company, Australian Army

Awarded on:

November 26th, 1917

Sapper Veale was one of an officer's party detailed to lay down "jumping off" tapes for an attack in front of BROODSEINDE on the morning of 9th. October. A defenctive compas having caused an error in direction of the "jumping off" tapes, the officer was about ot rectify this when he and three others of the party were seriously wounded. Sapper VEALE attended to all their wounds under continuous shell fire, and sent back two of the wounded and a guide to bring bearers to convey his officer, whose thigh was badly fractured, to Battalion Headquarters. He then correctly re-aligned the tape and laid down the other guide tapes required for the Brigade, returned to Battalion Headquarters, picked up guides and the markers for the operation, and put them in their correct position. Having then seen his officer carried to Battalion H.Q., he spent the remainder of the night with him, and early next morning got a party of prisoners to carry him back, having great trouble in keeping them together as four of them were killed or wounded on the way down through three miles of mid. He finally got him into an ambulance vehicle. Sapper VEALE was twenty-six hours out on the job, and exhibited wonderful endurance, great resource and indomitable will-power in overcoming all difficulties.

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit:

7th Field Company, Australian Army

Awarded on:

February 1st, 1919

During operations on SOMME on night 28th/29th August 1918, bridges were required across the canal between ETERPIGNY and (?). In spite of the shortness of (?), absence of daylight reconnaissance and persistent desultory shell fire, pontoon wagons with six horse teams were safely taken to the canal bank, 400 yards off the then front line.
Lieutenant VEALE then reconnoitred and patrolled the banks of the canal for suitable sites. Repeated crackling of machine guns fully indicated the presence of the enemy and as this bank had not been patrolled by the infantry, Lieutenant VEALE established standing patrols on the farther bank. Lieutenant VEALE then proceeded with the dangerous work of transporting pontoons and materials to the canal moving them to the site and making bridge. Constantly harassed by shell fire, faced with a shortness of time and great difficulty of darkness and caution Lieutenant VEALE by his splendid example and boldness, gallantry and energetic lead constructed without detection two excellent bridges in time for use by infantry next morning before zero hour.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Temporary Brigadier

Unit:

Morseby S/A, Australian Army

Awarded on:

July 19th, 1945

For distinguished services in the South-West Pacific Area.

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Rank:

Town Clerk of the City of Adelaide, State of South Australia

Awarded on:

June 10th, 1954