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VENTEMAN, Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3132 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia, 16 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 9 June 1945, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Independent General L, Zone F, Grave 1017. Interred on 11 June 1945 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3132, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3132, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3132, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Battalion, at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3132, 56th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the back(severe) and left arm. Invalided to England on 7 Adelaide 1917 aboard HS Princess Elizabeth | |
| 13 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3132, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District, unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert Edward Venteman and Ellen Venteman of Hillcrest, Roach Street, Marrickville, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 May 1919 aboard HT Durham disembarking on 21 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal