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Brigadier '''William Charles Douglas Veale''', {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=AUS-cats|CBE,|MC,|DCM,|ED}}, FAPI, FIMA (16 May 1895{{snd}}17 August 1971),<ref>[http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2074331 Biographical cuttings on William Charles Douglas Veale], nla.gov.au</ref><ref name=ADB>{{cite web |url= http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/veale-william-charles-11918 |title= Veale, William Charles (1895–1971) |author= Robert Thornton |date= 2002 |volume= 16 |work= Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher= MUP}}</ref> was generally known, and referred to, as W. C. D. Veale. He is best known as the longtime (1947{{ndash}}1965) town clerk (CEO) of the [[Adelaide City Council]]<ref>[http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/assets/rose-garden-walking-trail.pdf Veale Gardens], Rose Garden Walking Trail, [[Adelaide City Council]]</ref> and had significant influence in the development and change of character of the [[City of Adelaide]] during that period. For example, in conjunction with four-time [[Lord Mayor of Adelaide]] [[Arthur Campbell Rymill]], he was responsible for significant improvements to the [[Adelaide Park Lands]]. He was also known as a soldier and engineer.
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|caption= Brigadier Veale in Lae, New Guinea, 1945
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|birth_date= {{birth date|1895|05|16|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Bendigo]], Victoria
|death_date= {{death date and age|1971|08|17|1895|05|16|df=yes}}
|death_place= [[North Adelaide]], South Australia
|allegiance= Australia
|branch= [[Australian Army]]
|serviceyears= 1916–1946
|rank= [[Brigadier]]
|unit=
|commands= Moresby Base Sub-Area (1944)<br/>Engineer Training Centre (1942–44)<br/>[[Sparrow Force]] (1942)<br/>Royal Engineers, [[7th Military District (Australia)|7th Military District]] (1941)<br/>[[2/3rd Pioneer Battalion (Australia)|2/3rd Pioneer Battalion]] (1940–41)<br/>[[10th Battalion (Australia)|10th Battalion]] (1936–40)<br/>[[50th Battalion (Australia)|10th/50th Battalion]] (1936)
|battles=
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* [[First World War]]
** [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]
*** [[Battle of Broodseinde]]
*** [[Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin]]
* [[Second World War]]
** [[Battle of Timor]]
** [[New Guinea campaign]]
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|awards= [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]<br/>[[Military Cross]]<br/>[[Distinguished Conduct Medal]]<br/>[[Efficiency Decoration]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]]
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|laterwork= Engineer and surveyor, [[City of Adelaide]]
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[[Brigadier]] '''William Charles Douglas Veale''', {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100|sep=,|CBE|MC|DCM|ED}} (16 May 1895 – 17 August 1971),<ref>[http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2074331 Biographical cuttings on William Charles Douglas Veale], nla.gov.au</ref><ref name=ADB>{{cite web |url= http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/veale-william-charles-11918 |title= Veale, William Charles (1895–1971) |author= Robert Thornton |date= 2002 |volume= 16 |work= Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher= MUP}}</ref> generally known as '''W. C. D. Veale''', was an Australian engineer, surveyor and soldier.<ref name=eoas>{{cite web |url= http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001392b.htm |title= Veale, William Charles Douglas (1895–1971) |work= Biographical Entry |publisher= Encyclopaedia of Australian Science |date= 21 July 2006 |author= G.J. McCarthy }}</ref> He is best known as the longtime (1947–1965) town clerk of the [[Adelaide City Council]],<ref>[http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/assets/rose-garden-walking-trail.pdf Veale Gardens], Rose Garden Walking Trail, [[Adelaide City Council]]</ref> and had significant influence in the development and change of character of the [[City of Adelaide]] during that period. For example, in conjunction with four-time [[Lord Mayor of Adelaide]], [[Arthur Campbell Rymill]], Veale was responsible for significant improvements to the [[Adelaide Park Lands]]. He was also a senior soldier and military engineer who served in both the [[First World War|First]] and [[Second World War]]s, and is notable for his involvement in the [[Battle of Timor]] and during the [[Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies]].


[[Veale Gardens]] in [[Adelaide]]'s South Parklands is named in his honour.
[[Veale Gardens]] in Adelaide's [[Adelaide Park Lands|South Parklands]] is named in his honour.


==Early years==
==Early years==
Veale was born in [[Bendigo]] on 16 May 1895, and educated locally. He was later apprenticed to an engineer at the [[City of Whittlesea|Whittlesea]] Council in Morang, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref name=ADB/>


==First World War==
Veale was born in [[Bendigo]] in 1895, and apprenticed to an engineer at the [[City of Whittlesea|Whittlesea]] Council in Morang, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref name=ADB/>
Veale enlisted in the [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]] on 14 February 1916. In October 1917, while he was one of a party marking out an assembly position, the party came under fire and several of the party were seriously wounded. While under continuous shell fire, Veale attended to all of their wounds, got them to safety and then successfully marked out the assembly position. "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty", he was awarded the [[Distinguished Conduct Medal]].<ref name=ADB/><ref name=DCM/>


Veale was commissioned [[lieutenant]] in May 1918. While on operations in the [[Péronne, Somme|Somme]], France, in August 1918, in a single night when under enemy shelling, he supervised the construction of two bridges required for use by the infantry next morning, without alerting the enemy. For this deed he was awarded the [[Military Cross]]. The citation for the medal, appearing in ''[[The London Gazette]]'' in February 1919, reads as follows:
==World War I==


{{Quote|During operations on the Somme on the night of the 28th/29th September, 1918, bridges were required to cross the canal between Eterpigny and Peronne. In spite of the darkness and persistent desultory shell fire, he reconnoitred the banks for suitable sites, and then proceeded with the dangerous work of transporting materials. Constantly harassed by shell fire, darkness and shortage of time, by his fine example of courage and energy, he constructed two excellent bridges in time for use by the infantry next morning.<ref name=ADB/><ref name=MC>{{London Gazette |issue=31158 |supp=y |page=1738 |date=1 February 1919 }} – Military Cross (MC)</ref>}}
On 14 February 1916, Veale enlisted in the [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]].<ref name=ADB/>


==Interbellum==
Beginning on 9 October 1917, he helped to lay "jumping off" tapes while under fire, and then moved wounded members of his party to safety. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.<ref name=ADB/>
[[File:J150W-Veale.jpg|thumb|Plaque on the [[Jubilee 150 Walkway]]]]
[[File:Veale Gardens.JPG|thumb|Veale Gardens]]
[[File:Veale Gardens 2.JPG|thumb|Veale Gardens]]
After a period working at [[Stoke-on-Trent]] and the [[Department for Transport|Ministry of Transport]] in London, Veale returned to Victoria, serving as engineer to the [[Shire of Kowree]] Council at [[Edenhope, Victoria|Edenhope]].<ref name=ADB/> He married Eileen Guest at All Saints' Church of England, [[Bright, Victoria|Bright]], on 12 February 1923.<ref name=ADB/>


On 8 October 1923 Veale became Assistant City Engineer and Surveyor to the City of Adelaide at an annual salary of A£450. In 1926 he became Deputy City Engineer, and City Engineer in 1929. During this period he served with the [[Citizens Military Force]], rising to the rank of [[colonel]].<ref name=ADB/>
He was promoted Lieutenant in May 1918. On the night of 28{{ndash}}29 August 1918, near [[Péronne, Somme]], France, he supervised, at short notice and without alerting the enemy, the construction of two bridges needed by the infantry next morning. For this deed he was awarded the Military Cross.<ref name=ADB/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31158 |supp=yes |startpage=1738 |date=1 February 1919 |accessdate=5 January 2015 }}</ref>


==Second World War==
==Inter-bellum==


Prior to and during the Second World War, Veale held the following positions and commands:<ref>[http://www.generals.dk/general/Veale/William_Charles_Douglas/Australia.html Brig Veale], www.generals.dk</ref><ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/units/people_1080714.asp V84544 William Charles Douglas Veale, MC, DCM], www.awm.gov.au</ref>
After a period working at [[Stoke-on-Trent]] and the [[Department for Transport|Ministry of Transport]] in London, he returned to Victoria, serving as Engineer to the [[Shire of Kowree]] Council at [[Edenhope, Victoria|Edenhope]].<ref name=ADB/>
{|
|-
| {{right| 1936}} || Commanding Officer 10/50th Infantry Battalion
|-
| {{right|1936–1940}} || Commanding Officer [[10th Battalion (Australia)|10th Infantry Battalion]]{{efn|He was also chairman of the Air Raid Precautions Committee<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131936047 |title=Air Raid Shelters Planned |newspaper=[[The News (Adelaide)]] |volume=XXXII |issue=4,919 |location=South Australia |date=1 May 1939 |accessdate=11 August 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{right|1940–1941}} || Commanding Officer [[2/3rd Pioneer Battalion (Australia)|2/3rd Pioneer Battalion]]<ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_11402.asp 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion], www.awm.gov.au</ref>
|-
| {{right| 1941}} || Commander Royal Engineers 7th Military District
|-
|align=right| 1941–1941 || Chief Engineer 7th Military District
|-
|align=right| 1942 || Commanding Officer [[Sparrow Force]] ([[Battle of Timor]])
|-
|align=right| 1942 || Commandant of Engineer Training Centre New South Wales
|-
|align=right| 1944 || Commanding Officer Moresby Base Sub-Area
|-
|align=right| 1944–1945 || Chief Engineer 2nd Australian Army
|-
|align=right| 1945 || Chief Engineer 1st Australian Army
|-
|align=right| 1946 || Reserve of Officers honorary brigadier
|}


==Post-war and retirement==
On 12 February 1923 at All Saints' Church of England, [[Bright, Victoria|Bright]], he married Eileen Guest.<ref name=ADB/>
Veale was appointed town clerk in January 1947, and retired in November 1965.<ref name=ADB/>


He died on 17 August 1971, aged 76, in [[North Adelaide]] and was cremated.<ref name=ADB/>
He was appointed Assistant City Engineer & Surveyor to the City of Adelaide on 8 October 1923 at an annual salary of A£450. In 1926 he became Deputy City Engineer, City Engineer in 1929 and Town Clerk in 1947, serving with the Militia rising to Colonel.<ref name=ADB/>

==World War II==
Sources:<ref>[http://www.generals.dk/general/Veale/William_Charles_Douglas/Australia.html Brig Veale], www.generals.dk</ref><ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/units/people_1080714.asp V84544 William Charles Douglas Veale, MC, DCM], www.awm.gov.au</ref>

:1936-07-01 – 1936-09-30 Commanding Officer 10/50th Infantry Battalion
:1936-10-01 – 1940-04-02 Commanding Officer [[10th Battalion (Australia)|10th Infantry Battalion]]
:1940-07-01 – 1941-09-25 Commanding Officer [[2/3rd Pioneer Battalion (Australia)|2/3rd Pioneer Infantry Battalion]]<ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_11402.asp 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion], www.awm.gov.au</ref>
:1941-09-26 – 1941-09-30 Commander Royal Engineers 7th Military District
:1941-10-01 – 1942-02-11 Chief Engineer 7th Military District
:1942-02-13 – 1942-06-30 Commanding Officer [[Sparrow Force]] ([[Battle of Timor]])
:1942-07-01 Commandant of Engineer Training Centre New South Wales
:1944-03-14 – 1944-06-07 Commanding Officer Moresby Base Sub-Area
:1944-06-08 – 1945-XX-XX Chief Engineer 2nd Australian Army
:1945-05-18 Chief Engineer 1st Australian Army
:1946-04-25 Reserve of Officers honourary brigadier

==Post-war==

In January 1947 Veale was appointed town clerk.<ref name=ADB/>

==Retirement==

Veale retired in November 1965.<ref name=ADB/>

He died on 17 August 1971 in North Adelaide and was cremated; his wife and their two daughters survived him.<ref name=ADB/>


==Honours and awards==
==Honours and awards==
*[[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) - [[1954 Birthday Honours#Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)|1954]]
*[[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) – [[1954 Birthday Honours#Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)|10 June 1954]]<ref name=CBE>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1064471 The Order of the British Empire – Commander (Civil)] (CBE), 10 June 1954, It's an Honour</ref>
*[[Military Cross]] (MC) - 1919<ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1535373/ Military Cross], 1919</ref>
*[[Military Cross]] (MC) – 1 February 1919<ref name=MC/><ref name=AWM>[http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1535373/ Military Cross] (MC), 1 February 1919, www.awm.gov.au</ref>
*[[Distinguished Conduct Medal]] (DCM) - 1918<ref>[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1068201&showInd=true Distinguished Conduct Medal], 1918</ref>
*[[Distinguished Conduct Medal]] (DCM) – 1918<ref name=DCM>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1068201 Distinguished Conduct Medal] (DCM), 6 February 1918, It's an Honour</ref>
*[[Efficiency Decoration]] (ED)
*[[Efficiency Decoration]] (ED)
*FAPI - he was federal president (1954-55) of the [[Royal Australian Planning Institute]]<ref name=ADB/>
*Fellow of the [[Royal Australian Planning Institute]]. He was federal president (1954–55).<ref name=ADB/>
*FIMA - Fellow of the Institute of Municipal Administration<ref name=ADB/>
*Fellow of the Institute of Municipal Administration<ref name=ADB/>

==See also==
* [[8th Division (Australia)]]
* [[Alexander Spence (soldier)]]
* [[List of Australian Army brigadiers]]


==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://adelaidia.sa.gov.au/people/william-charles-douglas-veale-cbd-mc-dcm William Charles Douglas Veale, CBE, MC, DCM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190104/http://adelaidia.sa.gov.au/people/william-charles-douglas-veale-cbd-mc-dcm |date=13 April 2018 }}, adelaidia.sa.gov.au
* [http://www.generals.dk/content/portraits/Veale_William_Charles_Douglas.jpg Brig Veale], circa 1945, www.generals.dk
*[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10679856 Temporary Brigadier W C D Veale], www.awm.gov.au
*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/313421 William Charles Douglas VEALE MC DCM], RSL Virtual War Memorial

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Latest revision as of 03:14, 21 August 2024

W. C. D. Veale
Brigadier Veale in Lae, New Guinea, 1945
Born(1895-05-16)16 May 1895
Bendigo, Victoria
Died17 August 1971(1971-08-17) (aged 76)
North Adelaide, South Australia
AllegianceAustralien
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1916–1946
RankBrigadier
CommandsMoresby Base Sub-Area (1944)
Engineer Training Centre (1942–44)
Sparrow Force (1942)
Royal Engineers, 7th Military District (1941)
2/3rd Pioneer Battalion (1940–41)
10th Battalion (1936–40)
10th/50th Battalion (1936)
Battles/wars
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Efficiency Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches
Other workEngineer and surveyor, City of Adelaide

Brigadier William Charles Douglas Veale, CBE, MC, DCM, ED (16 May 1895 – 17 August 1971),[1][2] generally known as W. C. D. Veale, was an Australian engineer, surveyor and soldier.[3] He is best known as the longtime (1947–1965) town clerk of the Adelaide City Council,[4] and had significant influence in the development and change of character of the City of Adelaide during that period. For example, in conjunction with four-time Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Arthur Campbell Rymill, Veale was responsible for significant improvements to the Adelaide Park Lands. He was also a senior soldier and military engineer who served in both the First and Second World Wars, and is notable for his involvement in the Battle of Timor and during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.

Veale Gardens in Adelaide's South Parklands is named in his honour.

Early years

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Veale was born in Bendigo on 16 May 1895, and educated locally. He was later apprenticed to an engineer at the Whittlesea Council in Morang, Victoria.[2]

First World War

[edit]

Veale enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 14 February 1916. In October 1917, while he was one of a party marking out an assembly position, the party came under fire and several of the party were seriously wounded. While under continuous shell fire, Veale attended to all of their wounds, got them to safety and then successfully marked out the assembly position. "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty", he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.[2][5]

Veale was commissioned lieutenant in May 1918. While on operations in the Somme, France, in August 1918, in a single night when under enemy shelling, he supervised the construction of two bridges required for use by the infantry next morning, without alerting the enemy. For this deed he was awarded the Military Cross. The citation for the medal, appearing in The London Gazette in February 1919, reads as follows:

During operations on the Somme on the night of the 28th/29th September, 1918, bridges were required to cross the canal between Eterpigny and Peronne. In spite of the darkness and persistent desultory shell fire, he reconnoitred the banks for suitable sites, and then proceeded with the dangerous work of transporting materials. Constantly harassed by shell fire, darkness and shortage of time, by his fine example of courage and energy, he constructed two excellent bridges in time for use by the infantry next morning.[2][6]

Interbellum

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Plaque on the Jubilee 150 Walkway
Veale Gardens
Veale Gardens

After a period working at Stoke-on-Trent and the Ministry of Transport in London, Veale returned to Victoria, serving as engineer to the Shire of Kowree Council at Edenhope.[2] He married Eileen Guest at All Saints' Church of England, Bright, on 12 February 1923.[2]

On 8 October 1923 Veale became Assistant City Engineer and Surveyor to the City of Adelaide at an annual salary of A£450. In 1926 he became Deputy City Engineer, and City Engineer in 1929. During this period he served with the Citizens Military Force, rising to the rank of colonel.[2]

Second World War

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Prior to and during the Second World War, Veale held the following positions and commands:[7][8]

1936
 Commanding Officer 10/50th Infantry Battalion
1936–1940
 Commanding Officer 10th Infantry Battalion[a]
1940–1941
 Commanding Officer 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion[10]
1941
 Commander Royal Engineers 7th Military District
1941–1941 Chief Engineer 7th Military District
1942 Commanding Officer Sparrow Force (Battle of Timor)
1942 Commandant of Engineer Training Centre New South Wales
1944 Commanding Officer Moresby Base Sub-Area
1944–1945 Chief Engineer 2nd Australian Army
1945 Chief Engineer 1st Australian Army
1946 Reserve of Officers honorary brigadier

Post-war and retirement

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Veale was appointed town clerk in January 1947, and retired in November 1965.[2]

He died on 17 August 1971, aged 76, in North Adelaide and was cremated.[2]

Honours and awards

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^ He was also chairman of the Air Raid Precautions Committee[9]

References

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  1. ^ Biographical cuttings on William Charles Douglas Veale, nla.gov.au
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Robert Thornton (2002). "Veale, William Charles (1895–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. MUP.
  3. ^ G.J. McCarthy (21 July 2006). "Veale, William Charles Douglas (1895–1971)". Biographical Entry. Encyclopaedia of Australian Science.
  4. ^ Veale Gardens, Rose Garden Walking Trail, Adelaide City Council
  5. ^ a b Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM), 6 February 1918, It's an Honour
  6. ^ a b "No. 31158". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1919. p. 1738. – Military Cross (MC)
  7. ^ Brig Veale, www.generals.dk
  8. ^ V84544 William Charles Douglas Veale, MC, DCM, www.awm.gov.au
  9. ^ "Air Raid Shelters Planned". The News (Adelaide). Vol. XXXII, no. 4, 919. South Australia. 1 May 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion, www.awm.gov.au
  11. ^ The Order of the British Empire – Commander (Civil) (CBE), 10 June 1954, It's an Honour
  12. ^ Military Cross (MC), 1 February 1919, www.awm.gov.au
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