VENABLES, Richard David
| Service Number: | 6904 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1917, Laura, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laura, South Australia, Australia, 30 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | Laura, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Laura School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 29 June 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. I), , Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Laura District Honour Roll, Laura Primary School Memorial Plaques, Laura Public School Roll of Honour, Laura War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6904, 27th Infantry Battalion, Laura, South Australia | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: |
Involvement
Private, 6904, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 6904, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 6904, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6904 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-29 |
HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Saturday 5 July 1919, page 44
HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR
VENABLES.— A token of love to the memory of our dear nephew, Richard (Dick), killed in France, June 29, 1918. Blessed are the pure in heart For they shall see God. Ever remembered. —Inserted by his aunt, Beat,
VENABLES.— In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Richard (Dick), killed in action in France, June 29, 1918. All that it meant to lose him, Only our sad hearts know. Time may heal the broken hearted, Time may make the wound less sore, But time can never soothe the longing For our loved one gone before. —Inserted by his loving parents, brothers, and sisters.
VENABLES.— In loving memory of dear Dick, killed June 29th, 1918. These shall resist the Empire to decay, When time is o'er and worlds have passed away Cold in the grave the cherished heart may lie, But that which warmed it once can never die. — Inserted by his loving uncle and aunt, J. and C. M. Reed and cousins.
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Submitted 11 November 2018 by Al Staunton
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Richard David VENABLES was born on 30th August, 1898 in South Australia
His parents were Uriah Alfred VENABLES and Eliza Edith WEISNER