VENN, Mark Reuben
| Service Number: | 8077 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1917, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Parattah, Tasmania, Australia, 14 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Pipers River, George Town, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 19 September 1968, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | George Town Municipality Roll of Honour, Yolla Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8077, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 8077, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 8077, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Train, From 12th Battalion | |
| 14 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 8077, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Matthew Sylas Venn and Matilda Venn nee Harding of Pipers River, Tasmania.
Brother of 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; Matthew Sylias Venn who was killed in action 15 December 1917 and is buried in the Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery. Plot II, Row I, Grave 3; George James Venn who returned to Australia on 29 August 1919 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 November 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 9 January 1920 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medal: British War Medal
On 16 May 1925 Mark married Clair Edith Coral Nicholas in St Paul's Church, Launceston, Tasmania