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Exeter, Devon [2]

Strood, Kent [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Ashburnham, Sussex [1]

Bethersden, Ashford, Kent [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorset [1]

Dubbers, Cornwall [1]

Folkestone [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Higham, Kent [1]

Holsworthy, Devon [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1]

Reading [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

St Leonards, Sussex [1]

Surrey [1]

Ticehurst, Sussex [1]

Weston Super Mare England [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Driver [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Signalling Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Irish Horse [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [117]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [159]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [2] Strood, Kent [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Ashburnham, Sussex [1] Bethersden, Ashford, Kent [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorset [1] Dubbers, Cornwall [1] Folkestone [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Higham, Kent [1] Holsworthy, Devon [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1] Reading [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] St Leonards, Sussex [1] Surrey [1] Ticehurst, Sussex [1] Weston Super Mare England [1]

Rank

Private [71] Gunner [10] Corporal [8] Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [6] Driver [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Signalling Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Engineers [14] Devonshire Regiment [9] Labour Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Army Service Corps [4] Connaught Rangers [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Good Hope [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Irish Horse [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [117] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [159]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Edgar William Venner

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army PS/3323 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Attached 3 Battalion Manchester Regiment

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Horace Venner

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220161

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William Frederick Fouracre Venner

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Robert William Venner

Died 1916

British Army 4928 Private London Regiment

British Army 701838 Private London Regiment ?/23rd (County of London) Battalion

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William John Venner

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91579

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Roland Venner

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169242

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Arthur Venner

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218383

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William Henry Venner

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 8043 Private Devonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Leslie Venner

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13964

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William Venner

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 5672 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242031 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Ernest John Venner

Died 1915

British Army 1485 Private London Regiment

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Samuel Venner

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 21048 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 22843 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 22843 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Abraham Venner

Born 1864

Died 1917

British Army 112636 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Venner

Died 1915

British Army 17459 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17459 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Richard Thomas Venner

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310236

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Frederick Venner

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12264

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Alick Venner

Born 1887

Australian Imperial Force 2149 Private 8th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2149 Private 60th Battalion

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George Nelson Venner

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army L/16769 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Redvers Tugela Venner

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181106

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Frederick Horace Venner

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135712

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