Coming Soon.
VENABLES, William Ewart
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Brookes, William - Cemetery Records |
|---|---|
| Service Number: | 21536 |
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victora |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Walsall, Bloxwich, England, 15 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Ringwood, Maroondah, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraph Messenger |
| Died: | Tecoma, Victoria, Australia, 1 July 1977, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Ashes scattered at the cemetery. |
| Memorials: | Ringwood District Roll of Honour WW1, Ringwood St. Paul's Anglican Church WWI Honour Board, Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 21536, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victora | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 21536, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Sapper, 21536, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, From 5th Divisional Signal Company | |
| 22 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 21536, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
Help us honour William Ewart Venables's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as William Ewart Venables aka William Ewart Brookes.
Next of kin given as his uncle Amos Brookes of O'Reilley Street, Ringwood, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 7 June 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1929c William, as William Brookes, married Helena Beatrice Begbie in Victoria