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VENNELL, John Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2824 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Miram South, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Miram South, West Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Miram South State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kaniva Miram South & Yanipy Schools Roll of Honor, Kaniva Shire of Lawloit Great War Roll of Sacrifice, Kaniva Shire of Lawloit WW1 Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2824, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2824, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2824, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Vennell and Ada Elizabeth Vennell nee Pennington of Miriam, Victoria. Brother of Clarence Roy Vennell who was killed in action on 9 October 1917 while serving with the 24th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres. Panel 23.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal