VENUS, Hedley Gordon
| Service Number: | 4618 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 20 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Cabinet maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 June 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row J, Grave 42. Headstone inscriptions reads: Lead kindly light greater love hath no man than this |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4618, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4618, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4618, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4618, 12th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action near Fleurbaix, France. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Venus and Elizabeth Venus nee Green of Launceston, Tasmania
Husband of Eleanor Edith Venus nee Hawson of Main Road, Newtown, Tasmania. On 17 May 1913 Hedley married Eleanor in Argyle Street, Hobart, Tasmania.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Born 20th January 1885 Launceston Tasmania the son of Robert Ernest and Mary Elizabeth Gordon (nee Green) married to Eleanor Edith Hanson a cabinet maker he embarked Melbourne 8th February 1916 on board “HMAT Warilda” with the 12th Infantry Battalion.
He was killed in action 25th June 1916 in France and is commemorated in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, France.
A few weeks ago the relatives received notification of the death, in action, of Sergeant Hedley Venus, of New Town. Mrs. Venus has now received the following letter from the Base Records Office. Melbourne: -
''With reference to the report of the regrettable loss of your husband, the late No. 4618, Sergeant Hedley Venus, 12th Battalion, I am now in receipt of advice which shows that he was killed in action in France on the 25th June, 1916, and was buried in Eton Hall Cemetery, Rue Petition, 2 1/2 miles east of Lavontine, four miles S.W. of Armentieres ; reference to map sheet 36 square N.3.1.3.3. These additional details are furnished by direction, it being the policy of the department to forward all information received in connection with deaths of members of the Australian Imperial Force."
The Mercury 7th October 1916
Source: tasmanianwarcasualties.com
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