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VENN, Matthew Sylias
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 607 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Parattah, Tasmania, Australia, 9 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Pipers River, George Town, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Tinda Valley State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Wytschaete, Belguim, 15 December 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery Plot II, Row I, Grave 3. Headstone inscription Reads: Until the dawn of a greater day goodnight dear son |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 607, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 607, 15th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 607, 15th Machine Gun Company, RMS Osterley, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Matthew Silas Venn and Matilda Venn nee Harding of Rhyndaston, Tasmania.
Brother of George James Venn who returned to Australia 29 August 1919 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion; John Henry Venn who was killed in action on 13 June 1918 while serving with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion and is buried in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Plot VIII, Row A, Grave 2; Mark Reuben who returned to Australia on 9 January 1920 having served with the 1st Divisional Train.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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