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VENN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 148 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Mounted Divisional Train |
| Born: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 25 September 1885 |
| Home Town: | Smithton, Circular Head, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 148, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 148, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 148, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 29 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 6 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Mounted Divisional Train | |
| 4 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 148, Australian Mounted Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Elizabeth S. Venn of Robert Street, Smithton, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 30 August 1918 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 3 October 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal