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VENTON, George John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 761 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, 26 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Sarina, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Sarina State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wounds to the back and thigh, 7th Canadian General hospital, France, 31 August 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XX11, Row R, Grave 8. Headstone inscription reads: Duty-Valour-Honour greater love hath no man than this |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Sarina War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 761, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 761, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 761, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 761, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound (back and thigh) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Venton and Annie Annie Venton nee Thompson of Sarina via Mackay, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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