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Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Foxwood Farm, Over Peover, Cheshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Whitchurch, Shropshire [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

Aberaman, Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Barking, London [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Billesdon, Leicestershire [1]

Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Bolara New South Wales [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Chester [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Croydon [1]

Dalston, Middlesex [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Foxwood Farm, Over Peover, cheshire [1]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Hoole, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Knutsford [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Laura South Australia [1]

Liverpool [1]

London England [1]

Manchester [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Murrurundi, New South Wales [1]

Near Wigmore, Herefordshire [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newport, Shropshire [1]

Newport, Shropshire & Staffordshire [1]

Newport, Staffordshire [1]

Oxford [1]

Redbank, Brisbane Queensland [1]

Rosemarket, Pembrokeshire [1]

Rank

Private [253]

Driver [29]

Gunner [29]

Corporal [25]

Sapper [21]

Serjeant [16]

Captain [12]

Lance Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

AM3 Carpenter [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Captain Adjutant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Orderly [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [29]

London Regiment [28]

Army Service Corps [24]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [415]

Royal Navy [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

V [539]

D [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [531]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Dover, Kent [2] Edmonton, London [2] Foxwood Farm, Over Peover, Cheshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Peckham, London [2] Smethwick, Staffordshire [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Whitchurch, Shropshire [2] Wolverhampton [2] Aberaman, Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Barking, London [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Billesdon, Leicestershire [1] Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Bolara New South Wales [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Chester [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Croydon [1] Dalston, Middlesex [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Foxwood Farm, Over Peover, cheshire [1] Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Hoole, Chester, Cheshire [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Knutsford [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Laura South Australia [1] Liverpool [1] London England [1] Manchester [1] Marylebone, London [1] Murrurundi, New South Wales [1] Near Wigmore, Herefordshire [1] New Cross, London [1] Newport, Shropshire [1] Newport, Shropshire & Staffordshire [1] Newport, Staffordshire [1] Oxford [1] Redbank, Brisbane Queensland [1] Rosemarket, Pembrokeshire [1]

Rank

Private [253] Driver [29] Gunner [29] Corporal [25] Sapper [21] Serjeant [16] Captain [12] Lance Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] AM3 Carpenter [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Captain Adjutant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Orderly [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [32] Royal Engineers [29] London Regiment [28] Army Service Corps [24] Cheshire Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [415] Royal Navy [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

V [539] D [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [531] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Herbert Venables

Born 1878

Died 1935

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91823

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John Venables

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 16554 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 16554 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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George Frank Venables

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2268

Australian Imperial Force 2268 Private AIF 47th Battalion

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George William Venables

Born 1874

Died 1952

British Army T4/143612 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Broadhurst Venables

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 156 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 292128 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 43rd Siege Bty.

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Charles John Venables

Born 1865

Died 1915

British Army Major Gloucestershire Regiment Reserve of Officers

British Army Major Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Ernest Venables

Born 1883

Died 1959

British Army 6563 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Harold John Venables

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army R15384 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 15384 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Llewellyn Cecil Venables

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 40595 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Robert Venables

Born 1890

British Army 154588 Driver Royal Field Artillery attached Northumberland Brigade

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George Reginald Venables

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285387

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Frederick Hugh Venables

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66046 AM3 Carpenter 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Charles William Venables

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199002

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Samuel Venables

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60162

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Frank George Venables

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127353

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Thomas Venables

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37362

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George Venables

Born 1883

Died 1919

Royal Navy 203160 Yeoman of Signals H.M.S. "St. Vincent"

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Gilbert Rowland Venables

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Herbert George Venables

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6517 Private Essex Regiment

British Army G/14829 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Aubrey William Venables

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps 81st (1st/1st Home Counties) Field Amb.

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