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VENUS, William Brighton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2820 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tea Tree Gully, South Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Tea Tree Gully, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | South Australia, 12 December 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia General, Row K, Grave 31 |
| Memorials: | Tea Tree Gully War Memorial Arch Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2820, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2820, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2820, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, From 27th Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2820, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2820, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment William's address was C/- R Brinkley of Tea Tree Gully, SA
Son of William Venus of Port Pirie, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1919 aboard HT Sufflok disembarking on 31 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 19 December 1925 William married Ivy Pearl Violet Gregory in the Methodist Manse, Woodbury, SA.