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Veale may refer to: * Bob Veale (born 1935), American baseball player * Charles Veale (1838–1872), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * Douglas Veale (1891–1973), Registrar of the University of Oxford 1930–1958 * John Veale (1922–2006), English classical composer * Marty Veale (born 1977), New Zealand-born rugby union player and coach * Neville Veale, Australian racing cyclist active in the 1960s * Ron Veale (born 1945), Canadian jurist and former politician * Theodore William Henry Veale (1892–1980), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Charles Douglas Veale (1895–1971), Town Clerk (CEO) of the City of Adelaide (1947–1965) See also * Veale Gardens in Adelaide, named after William Charles Douglas Veale * Veale Township, Daviess County, Indiana Veale Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,095 and it contained 449 housing units. History Veale Township was organized on 12 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Veale
Robert Andrew Veale (born October 28, 1935) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from through for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox. Veale was one of the top strikeout pitchers in the National League during his tenure with the Pirates. The two-time All-Star player was the National League strikeout leader in . He was a member of the Pirates teams that won three consecutive National League Eastern Division titles between and and, won the World Series in . Veale also played for the Boston Red Sox from 1972 to 1974. Early life Veale was born in Birmingham, Alabama, where he attended Holy Family High School in the Ensley neighborhood. His father had played baseball as a pitcher for the Homestead Grays of the Negro National League. As a boy, Veale worked the concession stand at Rickwood Field in Birmingham. The Birmingham Black Barons player-manager Piper Davis made him the team's batboy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Veale
Charles Veale or Veal was an African American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. Biography Veale joined the Army in Portsmouth, Virginia, enlisting as a private in Company D of the 4th Regiment United States Colored Infantry. He was promoted to corporal on August 28, 1863. Before the war he worked as a fireman.Hanna, Charles W. African American Recipients of the Medal of Honor: A Biographical Dictionary, Civil War through Vietnam War. McFarland, 27 Aug 2002. p53 On September 29, 1864, his unit participated in a charge during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm on the outskirts of the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. Among the charging soldiers was Sergeant Alfred B. Hilton, the bearer of two flags, one of which had been seized from a wounded sergeant. When Hilton himself was wounded, Veale and another soldier, Sergeant Major Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Veale
Sir Douglas Veale CBE (2 April 1891 – 27 September 1973) was a British civil servant and university administrator, who served as Registrar of the University of Oxford The Registrar of the University of Oxford is one of the senior officials of the university. According to its statutes, the Registrar acts as the "head of the central administrative services", with responsibility for "the management and professio ... from 1930 to 1958. Life Douglas Veale was the youngest of three sons of a Bristol solicitor and his wife, Edward and Maud Veale. He studied at Bristol Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, gaining a degree in classics in 1914. He had joined the Territorial Force on 17 September 1910 when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, having previously risen to the rank of colour-sergeant, cadet colour-sergeant in his school's Officers' Training Corps unit. He was promoted to First Lieutenant, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |