George John VENTON

VENTON, George John

Service Number: 761
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
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World War 1 Service

13 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 761, Rockhampton, Queensland
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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Biography 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