VENESS, Henry Albert Robertson
| Service Number: | 3371 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1917, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 24 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (Q), Richmond, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maitland High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Accountant |
| Died: | Hollywood Private Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 March 1930, aged 39 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Portion 2A-Section 19-Plot 14A |
| Memorials: | Cooyar War Memorial, Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Maitland High School Roll of Honour, Melbourne Bank of Australasia Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3371, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 9 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3371, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 9 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3371, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 12 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 3 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3371, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HT Malta, Kantara for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 8 August 1919. | |
| 10 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3371, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert Arthur VENESS and Mary Josephine nee ROBERTSON
Husband of Lorne VENESS
Of Glen Innes, NSW
The death of Henry Albert Robertson Veness, commission agent, aged 39 years, occurred on Wednesday. Veness was arrested late in December, and, with another man, was charged with having stolen, between August 12 and November 18 of last year, £855, the property of George Glascow and his wife. The charge arose out of the sale of an hotel at Goomeri. The defendants were released on bail to appear at the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court to be held op April 7.
The death of Mr Henry Albert Robertson Veness took place at Brisbane recently. Deceased was 38 years of age, and the only surviving son of Mr. A. A. Veness, town clerk of Glen Innes He was a nephew of Mrs A. Venness, of Howick Street, and the late Mr D. F. W. Venness, late town clerk of Bathurst.
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