VENESS, Archibald William
| Service Number: | 3255 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Manilla, New South Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Manilla, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3255, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3255, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne | |
| 2 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3255, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Stephen William Veness and Adelaide Emily Elizabeth Veness of Namoi Street, Manilla, NSW.
Brother of Henry Clarence Veness who died of wounds on 2 August 1918 while serving with the 1st Divisional Signal Company. Henry is buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery , Plot X11, Row C, Grave 6; Stephen Norman Veness who returned to Australia on 14 April 1915 having served with the 1st Battalion
Commenced return to Australia 28 June 1919 aboard HT Malta disembarking on 3 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Archibald married Laura K. Hoare in Sydney, NSW