• Born: 1881, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand ¹
• Died: 14 Oct 1917, France (WWI) ²
• Buried: Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No. 18), Zillebeke, Belgium ²

  Research Notes:

New Zealand Electoral Rolls...

In 1905-1906 Alfred Venn, enginedriver, was in Dunback Otago.

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Alfred VENN ²

Regimental number	92
Place of birth	Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
School	Durback Public School
Other training	Worked as an Engineer
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Fireman
Address	45 Argyle Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	35
Next of kin	Brother, Walter Venn, 172 Castle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Previous military service	Australasian Navy
Enlistment date	11 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	13 May 1915
Rank on enlistment	Able Bodied Driver
Unit name	1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A39 Port Macquarie on 4 June 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	ABD
Unit from Nominal Roll	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Fate	Died of wounds 14 October 1917
Place of death or wounding	France
Age at death	36
Age at death from cemetery records	36
Place of burial	Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No. 18) Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	173
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: William John and Martha Jane VENN, 7 Swan Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Medals	1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal