Regimental number | 3204 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rhyndaston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Slaughterman |
Address | Richmond, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Hilda Venn, Richmond, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew Silas and Matilda VENN; husband of Hilda VENN, Richmond, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3203 Pte George James VENN, 2nd Pioneer Bn, Returned to Australia, 13 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |