Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4555078

Reference: WO372/20

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5680379
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4559415

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7426561

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/817929/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/647230

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8976804

Title: Bodle Street Street Green War Memorial

Description: William Veness is commemorated on the war memorial situated inside the grounds of St. John the Evangelist Church, Bodle Street.

Connected by: John72644

Source information

ID: 8976810

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: John72644

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0310209

Additional: His name and army details match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8976814

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: John72644

UPP: BMD/B/1894/4/AZ/000590/342

Additional: His name and birth details match.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8976816

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: John72644

UPP: GBC/1901/0007784388

Additional: The family members match.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8976817

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: John72644

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/04797/0015/3

Additional: The family members match.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8976831

Title: Mountfield War Memorial

Description: Privaye F W Veness, Royal Sussex, is commemorated on the war memorial situated inside All Saints Church, Mountfield.

Connected by: John72644

Source information

ID: 8976839

Title: Remembered with Honour

Description: Private Frederick William Veness is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme.

Connected by: John72644

Additional: This commemorative certificate was supplied by the CWGC.

Source information

ID: 8976841

Title: Private Fred Veness

Description: Private Fred Veness, 8th Pioneers Royal Sussex, son of Mrs Veness of Vinehall Street, Robertsbridge.

Connected by: John72644

Source information

ID: 9501762

Title: Chichester Cathedral

Description: 2127 Veness F W is commemorated in the Royal Sussex Regiment Memorial Chapel, Chichester Cathedral.

Connected by: John72644

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