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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Parattah Tasmania [3]

West Grinstead, Sussex [3]

Axminster, Devon [2]

Barrow In Furness England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Broadmeadows Victoria [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dunedin [1]

Fratton, Hampshire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Hammersmith. London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lane Cove New South Wales [1]

Leytonstone [1]

Limehouse, Middlesex [1]

Lodge Cottage, Tiverton, Devon [1]

Maidenhead [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

North Nibley, Gloucestershire [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Rhyndaston Tasmania [1]

Sassafras Tasmania [1]

Settle, Yorkshire [1]

Shipham, Somerset [1]

Shipley, Sussex [1]

Sidford, Devon [1]

Somerset Tasmania [1]

South Hambersham, Sussex [1]

Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Tooting, London [1]

Waterford [1]

Worle, Somerset [1]

Wotton Under Edge England [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Private [164]

Corporal [21]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [16]

Driver [15]

Lance Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Mechanist Corporal [1]

Orderly [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [34]

Army Service Corps [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Devonshire Regiment [17]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

2nd Divisional Troops [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [276]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

V [363]

Contribution

Military Service [358]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

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People [363] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Bristol, Somerset [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Parattah Tasmania [3] West Grinstead, Sussex [3] Axminster, Devon [2] Barrow In Furness England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Broadmeadows Victoria [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dunedin [1] Fratton, Hampshire [1] Gloucester [1] Hammersmith. London [1] Islington, London [1] Lane Cove New South Wales [1] Leytonstone [1] Limehouse, Middlesex [1] Lodge Cottage, Tiverton, Devon [1] Maidenhead [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] North Nibley, Gloucestershire [1] Peckham, London [1] Rhyndaston Tasmania [1] Sassafras Tasmania [1] Settle, Yorkshire [1] Shipham, Somerset [1] Shipley, Sussex [1] Sidford, Devon [1] Somerset Tasmania [1] South Hambersham, Sussex [1] Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Tooting, London [1] Waterford [1] Worle, Somerset [1] Wotton Under Edge England [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Private [164] Corporal [21] Gunner [20] Serjeant [17] Sapper [16] Driver [15] Lance Corporal [14] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bearer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Mechanist Corporal [1] Orderly [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [34] Army Service Corps [23] Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [19] Devonshire Regiment [17] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] South Wales Borderers [7] Welsh Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Lancers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Military Foot Police [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 2nd Divisional Troops [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [276] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

V [363]

Contribution

Military Service [358] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1]

Walter Charles Venn

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 20404 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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George Henry Venn

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army P/1755 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps Foot Branch

British Army 590 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Sidney Venn

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 22367 Private South Wales Borderers 6th Battalion.

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Bertram Joseph Venn

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 70436 Lance Corporal Royal Flying Corps

British Army 937 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Benjamin Percy Venn

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67663

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Albert Edward Venn

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10504 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 10504 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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George Richard Venn

Born 1868

Died 1917

Royal Navy 150254 Sick Berth Steward

Royal Navy 150254 Sick Berth Steward HMS Pembroke

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William Alfred Venn

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301690

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Joseph Venn

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61528

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Frederick John Venn

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147536

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Henry Venn

Died 1916

British Army 6689 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Walter Francis George Venn

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230058

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Ernest Albert Venn

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 201717 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Lionel George Venn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7255

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Leslie Ernest Venn

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119858

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Cecil Henry Venn

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55747

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John Howard Venn

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79436

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Hubert John Venn

Born 1875

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1015642

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1015642 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Archie Valentine Venn

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8035

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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William Venn

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 45228 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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