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VENN-BROWN, Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18756 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Longueville, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 19 May 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Round Rose Gardens, Garden B10, Position 0 |
| Memorials: | Longueville Public School WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 18756, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 18756, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 18756, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 18 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 3rd Divisional Artillery Details | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 3 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 28 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Venn-Brown and Esther Venn-Brown nee Jacobson of 'Clifton', Northwood Road, Lane Cove, Longueville, NSW.
Brother of Colin Forbes Venn-Brown who returned to Australia on 5 July 1919 having served with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade; Felix Venn-Brown who returned to Australia on 15 December 1919 having served with the Army Medical Corps.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 November 1919 aboard HT Orsova disembarking 2 February 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1928c Bruce married Agnes D. Elliot in Sydney