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VENABLES, Harold Murray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX125820 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 August 1942, Melville, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Young New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1922 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 4 September 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A8 F 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Young St. John the Evangelist Church WW2 Honour Roll, Young WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Roll of Honour, Young Wall of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX125820 | |
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| 8 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX125820, 2nd/4th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron, Melville, WA |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William George and Catherine Venables, of Young, New South Wales.
IN LIFE, AS IN DEATH, HE WAS UNAFRAID EVER REMEMBERED