VENESS, Stephen Norman
| Service Number: | 500 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manilla, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Employee |
| Died: | Mortdale, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Ashes Scattered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 500, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 500, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 500, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 500, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to a fractured skull |
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Son Stephen William Veness and Adelaide Emily Elizabeth Veness of Namoi Street, Manilla, NSW.
Brother of Archie William Veness who returned to Australia on 3 August 1919 having served with the 6th Light Horse Regiment; brother of Henry Clarence Veness who died of wounds on 2 August 1918 while serving with the 1st Divisional Signal Company. Henry is buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery , Plot X11, Row C, Grave 6
Returned to Australia on 21 March 1915 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 14 April 1915 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal