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VENEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 967 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 March 1915, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gorey, County, Wexford, Ireland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kongwak, Bass Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Schools, Gorey, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Bodymaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 967, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 967, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 967, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 26 years.
Son of Frederick and Margaret Veney, North Parade, Gorey County, Wexford, Ireland.
Apprenticed to W. Bates & Sons of Gorey County, Wexford for four years.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal