Frederick George VENN

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Service Numbers:	711, 85829
Enlisted:	9 February 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Special Services AIF
Born:	Wotton. Under Edge, Gloucester, England, 1892
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia, 30 January 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Crematorium area AA, Rose Garden 4, Site 198. Commemorated in the NSW Garden of Remembrance.
Memorials:

9 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 711, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
12 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 711, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
12 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 711, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
26 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 711, 17th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to leg and neck
18 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 711, 17th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock.
3 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 711, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to neurasthenia
17 May 1919:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 85829, Special Services AIF, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
27 May 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 85829, Special Services AIF, Embarked SS Kursk at Sydney, NSW
22 Nov 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 85829, Special Services AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of George Venn and Fanny Venn of Wotton under Edge, Gloucester, England

Prior to arriving in Australia Frederick had served in the 5th Gloucestershire Battalion.

Return to Australia on 13 May 1918 aboard HT Orontes

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal