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VENNELL, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19753 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 April 1917, Enlisted at Bunbury, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Lancefield, Victoria, Australia, 1868 |
| Home Town: | Pemberton, Manjimup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Foreman |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 26 December 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic area, Section MC, Grave 0526 |
| Memorials: | Pemberton Honour Board, Pemberton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 19753, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Bunbury, WA | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 19753, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 19753, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 22 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 19753, Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 5th Military District due to malignant growth. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Vennell and Bridget Vennell nee Dwyer of Lancefield, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother John Vennell of Donnybrook, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 March 1918 aboard HT Durham Castle.
Medal: British War Medal