William Henry VENESS

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Service Number:	627
Enlisted:	3 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Lewes, Sussex, England, 1886
Home Town:	Eden, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Eden, New South Wales, Australia, 23 July 1975, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Eden Historic Cemetery, Bega, New South Wales Church of England, Section 7, Row C, Grave 9
Memorials:

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 627, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Dec 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 627, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 627, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney
23 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 627, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of William Walter Veness and Alma Veness of Southdown Road, Preston Park, Brighton, Sussex, England.

Husband of Susan Sarah Veness nee Killick. William and Susan married during 1915c in Eden, NSW

Returned to Australia on 23 November 1918 aboard HT Devon disembarking at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal