Tales of Two: A Father Who Returned and a Father-in Law Who Did Not

Contributor's (Arthur's) father-in-law John Arthur Venn (1917-1942) The contributor's father-in-law John Venn was in the war prior to his own father, due to John being younger. He enlisted on March 5th. 1940. He got married during the beginning of the war in 1940; and his daughter, Arthur's wife, was born in September 1942. John served in the M.T. Division and did an NCO (Non-Commission Officer's) course, before serving in the Transport Division as a driver. About two years into his service (likely around 192), John started developing an illness: tuberculosis. As a result, he was considered un... Mehr ...