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VENESS, Frederick William Atkins
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6944 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915, Enlisted at Lithgow, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop |
| Born: | Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6944, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, Enlisted at Lithgow, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6944, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6944, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6944, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6944, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6944, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Henry Veness and Jane Veness of Camden, NSW
Husband of Pearl Annie Veness nee Sandall C/- Mr Sandall of Cook Street, Lithgow, NSW. Frederick and Pearl were married during 1915c in Lithgow, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 4 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal