Claim: Charles Veal, who became second lieutenant in the Welsh Regiment on 4 May 1898, also served in the Second Boer War and was promoted to lieutenant on February 13, 1900 only to be severely wounded on another battle later the same month.
Evidence: Veal was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Welsh Regiment on 4 May 1898. He served in the Second Boer War with the 1st battalion of his regiment from late 1899, was promoted to lieutenant on 13 February 1900, and was severely wounded at the Battle of Paardeberg later the same month.