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VENNER, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4863 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Weston, Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Waiter |
| Died: | Fairfield, Victoria, 10 July 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham (Pioneer) Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4863, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 4863, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 4863, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 4863, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the buttock. Embarked for England on 9 August 1917 | |
| 2 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 4863, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlist was Melbourne Club, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Son of Walter Venner and Ellen nee Gill Venner of Churchill Road, Weston- Super-Mare, Somerset, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 2 March 1919 aboard HT Derbyshire disembarking on 22 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Daisy Venner of Rag Street, Coburg, Victoria
At the time of his death he was residing in Sandringham, Victoria and was employed with the Post Master's General Department.