Claim: Charles Veal, who was born in August 29, 1876 and 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: Charles Lewis Veal (29 August 1876 – 1 June 1929) was a Welsh British Army officer and first-class cricketer active 1906–10 who played for Glamorgan and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). 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.