V84544 William Charles Douglas Veale, MC, DCM,
V84544 William Charles Douglas Veale, MC, DCM,
| Date of birth | 1895-05-16 | Bendigo VIC |
| Interwar Service 1 | 1920-07-01 | lieutenant Reserve of Officers 3MD |
| Interwar Service 2 | 1924-11-10 | lieutenant Reserve of Officers 4 MD |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1929-07-26 | captain 43rd battalion |
| Interwar Service 4 | 1930-07-01 | 43/48th battalion |
| Interwar Service 5 | 1933-02-03 | major |
| Interwar Service 6 | 1936-07-01 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 10/50th battalion |
| Interwar Service 7 | 1936-10-01 | commanding officer 10th battalion |
| Appointment | 1936-10-01 - 1940-06-01 | Battalion: 10th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 10/50th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: age new command -training unit: Commandant Australian Imperial Force training Depots |
| Career summary 4 | 1940-07-02 | seconded as lieutenant colonel to commanding officer 2/3rd Pioneer battalion |
| Career summary 3 | 1940-07-02 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 5 | 1941-07-07 | CRoyal Australian Engineers 7th MD |
| Career summary 6 | 1941-10-06 | temporary colonel appointed CE |
| Career summary 8 | 1942-02-12 | arrived Timor |
| Career summary 7 | 1942-02-12 | brigadier Comd Sparrow Force |
| Career summary 9 | 1942-07-01 | command NSW Lines of Communication Engr Training Depot |
| Career summary 10 | 1943-06-07 | arrived Moresby |
| Career summary 11 | 1943-06-20 | Returned to Australia (Townsville ) |
| Career summary 12 | 1944-03-14 | command Moresby Base Sub-Area |
| Career summary 13 | 1944-04-03 | arrived Moresby |
| Career summary 14 | 1944-06-08 | CE Headquarters 2 Australian Army |
| Career summary 15 | 1944-08-19 | Returned to Australia |
| Career summary 16 | 1945-05-18 | CE Headquarters 1 Australian Army |
| Career summary 17 | 1945-05-29 | arrived Lae |
| Career summary 18 | 1945-07-31 | Mention in Despatches |
| Career summary 20 | 1946-04-25 | Reserve of Officers honourary brigadier |
| Career summary 21 | 1955 | later colonel Commandant of Royal Australian Engineers |
| Career summary 19 | c 1946-02-08 | Returned to Australia |
| Career summary 1 | commanding officer 10th battalion | |
| Career summary 2 | full time duty commandant AIF training Depots 1 Jun 40 [**Comd of Infantry battalion ceases at this point] | |
| WW1 Service 2 | enlisted as OR finished war as lieutenant | |
| WW1 Service 3 | awarded Military Cross DCM | |
| WW1 Service 1 | 5th Fd Company RAE | |
| Served | 1914-1918 Command: ; Service: Western Front | |
| Date of death | 1971-08-17 |
Militia Number: VX43445; Occupation: Civil Engineer
