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VENEY, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 556 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1916, Enlisted at Billimari, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Billimari, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 8 March 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penrith General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Catholic Monumental Section, Row AE, Grave 14. Interred on 11 March 1963 |
| Memorials: | Canowindra Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Honour Roll, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 556, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Billimari, NSW | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 556, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 556, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 27 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 556, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Wound to the back | |
| 26 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 556, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed | |
| 15 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 556, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Veney and Ellen Veney of Canowindra Road, Cowra, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 1 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c Joseph married Annie M. O'Brien in Canowindra, NSW