VENNING, Samuel James
(Service number 16015)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 30/07/1883 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Grocer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary VENNING (mother), Russell Square, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 14th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 August 1955 | Age | 72 years |
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| Place of Death | |||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Samuel James Venning was the fifth son of John and Mary Ann (née Brennan) Venning.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 February 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 February 2018]; Kelvin Grove Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [22 March 2018]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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