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George John VENTON

Regimental number761
Place of birthMackay Queensland
SchoolSarina State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSarina via Mackay, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Venton, Sarina via Mackay, Queensland
Enlistment date13 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied 31 August 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death22.9
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row R, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Annie VENTON, Sarina, Mackay, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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