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| Army Number | NX46979 | | Surname | VENN | | First Names | Allan Sydney | | Known as | | | Rank | Pte. | | Next of Kin | Mrs. Mary Jane VENN | | Date of Birth | 20/09/1915 | | Place of Birth | Mullumbimby, NSW | | Date of Enlistment | 19/07/1940 | | Locality on Enlistment | Mullumbimby, NSW | | Place of Enlistment | Newcastle, NSW | | Date taken on strength | 05/12/1940 | | Taken on strength at | Tamworth, NSW | | Taken on strength from | 4th Infantry Training Battalion, Tamworth, NSW (6th Infantry Training Brigade) | | Company | BHQ | | Platoon | Cook HQ Coy | | Section | | | Ship to Singapore | Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt (HMT FF) | | Embarkation Date | 29/07/1941 | | 1942 Work Party | | | Other Work Parties | | | Train to Thailand (if applicable) | | | 1945 Work Party | | | Return to Australia by | Abbekerk (not confirmed) | | Return Date | 12/03/1942 | | Date of Discharge | 15/04/1943 | | Date of Death | 28/01/2006 | | Cemetery | | | Plot/Row/Grave | | | Memorial | | | Information | Temporarily detached from 4th ITB to 2/30 Bn at Tamworth on 12/11/1940; taken on strength 5/12/1940; missing in action (MiA) on 9/2/1942; escaped and returned to Australia, possibly per Abberkerk; embarked at Fremantle per 2/1 Hospital Ship Manunda on 5/3/1942; disembarked Adelaide on 10/3/1942; detrained in Sydney on 12/3/1942 | | Photos | Photos |
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