Regimental number | 92 |
Place of birth | Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
School | Durback Public School |
Other training | Worked as an Engineer |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | 45 Argyle Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Brother, Walter Venn, 172 Castle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Australasian Navy |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Able Bodied Driver |
Unit name | 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | ABD |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No. 18) Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Martha Jane VENN, 7 Swan Street, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 665 Alfred VENN for first period of service (AN&MEF). |