Albert Roy VENN

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Service Number:	2031
Enlisted:	29 June 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Somerset, Tasmania, Australia, 11 June 1896
Home Town:	Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	13 September 1948, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Devonport General Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia
Memorials:

29 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2031, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2031, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2031, 26th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
14 Nov 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2031, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues

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Son of John Venn and Ada Venn nee Lovegrove of Bourke Street, Burnie, Tasmania.

Commenced return to Australia on 9 June 1919 aboard HT Itonus disembarking on 18 July 1919.

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