Regimental number | 4618 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | Launceston State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Cabinet maker |
Address | Main Road, Newtown, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Venus, Main Road, Newtown, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 42), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 67 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Parents: Robert and Elizabeth VENUS; husband of Eleanor E. VENUS, "Renune", Argyle Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |