VENVILLE, William
(Service number 6/3497)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 23/02/1890 | Place of Birth | Tredegar, Wales |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 57 Guise Street, Temuka | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. PRATTLEY (mother), 57 Guise Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 July 1948 | Age | 58 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waikumete Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Venville wa sthe son of William Venville and Elizabeth née Simmonds. He married Annie Winifred Ward in 1919 in Surrey, England. His mother married frederick Prattley in 1895 at Temuka.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 May 2019]; Waikume Cemetery headstone transcription [13 May 2019]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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