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VENNELL, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5903 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1915, Enlisted at Victoria Barracks, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Becourt Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row W, Grave 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5903, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Victoria Barracks, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5903, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5903, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , From 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Involvement Driver, 5903, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5903 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-08-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address given at the time of enlistment was given as C/- G Allenbrook of Gresford, NSW
Son of Thomas A. Vennell and Emily Vennell of Newcastle, NSW.
Next of kin given as his sister of Eliza Barnett, New Street, Pyrmont, NSW.
Medals: 11914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal