Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William Veasey, a railway labourer, born 1860 in Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire and his wife Mary Elizabeth Veasey (nee Hickman, married in the 4th quarter of 1885 in the Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire district), born 1862 in Wymondham, Leicestershire. In the 3rd quarter of 1897 in the Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire district, Albert’s mother died, aged 35. Albert was born in the 3rd quarter of 1894 in Wymondham, his siblings were, Frederick William, a farm boy, born 1886, John Thomas, a farm boy, born in the 3rd quarter of 1887, Francis, born 1889 and George Edward, born 1892, all his siblings were born in Wymondham, in March 1901 the family home was at Drift Hill, Wymondham. In April 1911 Albert was employed as a farm labourer and was residing in the family home at The Drift, Wymondham, together with his widowed father, a railway labourer and his brother John, a farm labourer. Albert also had a younger brother, Alfred, born 8th November 1896 in Wymondham. On the 4th July 1916 Albert married Mabel Briggs, in the Parish Church in Wymondham, they later resided at Church Farm, Grimston, Leicestershire. Albert’s older brother John fell in action in September 1916.
Albert attested into the Army on a Short Service engagement (For the Duration of the War.) on the 22nd February 1916 in Melton Mowbray. He gave his present home address as Buckminster Lodge, Wymondham, Oakham, his age as 21 years and 190 days and his trade or calling as cow man. He confirmed that he was unmarried. He gave his father, William Veasey of Wymondham, Oakham as his next of kin. His medical examination recorded that he was 6 foot in height and he had a chest measurement of between 33 and 35 inches. He gave his religion as Church of England. His record of service began when he joined the Depot of the Leicestershire Regiment as a Private, service number 26908 on the 22/2/16. Transferred to the Army Reserve on the 22/2/16. Mobilized on the 1/4/16. Posted to the 11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment on the 1/4/16. Posted to Infantry Brigade Depot, Etaples on the 15/7/16. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force in France on the 15/7/16. Joined the 12th Infantry Brigade Depot at Etaples on the 17/7/16. Proceeded to join the Battalion, in the field on the 2/9/16. Joined the Battalion in the field on the 4/9/16. Admitted to the 18th Field Ambulance suffering from tonsillitis on the 7/4/17. Transferred to the 33rd Casualty Clearing Station on the 7/4/17. Admitted to the No.3 General Hospital on the -?-. Transferred to the 7th Convalescent Depot on the 19/4/17. Admitted to 10th Convalescent Depot on the 24/4/17. Appointed paid Lance Corporal 16/12/17. Posted to the 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment on the 6/1/18. Albert’s surviving service documents are in a very poor condition, and much of the finer detail relating to the period of time that he spent in the Army, is either illegible or missing, hence the sparse overall description of his military and personal family history.