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Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Quorn South Australia [2]

Auburn South Australia [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kuala Lumpur [1]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1]

Pembroke, Wales [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Redhill South Australia [1]

St. Feock, Truro [1]

Sudbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Surrey [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Torpoint, Cornwall [1]

Twickenham, Surrey [1]

Wilmington South Australia [1]

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Private [52]

Captain [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [7]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [6]

Major [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Class 3 [1]

Bombardier [1]

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Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Devonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

London Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

31st Punjabis [1]

Attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry/London Regiment/Rangers [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry/Staff [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General List [1]

HMS PATHFINDER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Depot [1]

Indian Army/Staff and Head Quarters [1]

Iraq Levies [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Military Works Service [1]

Service

British Army [105]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Military Service [144]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [151] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Quorn South Australia [2] Auburn South Australia [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Dulwich, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kuala Lumpur [1] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1] Pembroke, Wales [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Redhill South Australia [1] St. Feock, Truro [1] Sudbury, London, Middlesex [1] Surrey [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Torpoint, Cornwall [1] Twickenham, Surrey [1] Wilmington South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [52] Captain [11] Lieutenant [9] Driver [7] Serjeant [7] Gunner [6] Sapper [6] Major [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic Class 3 [1] Bombardier [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Shipwright Lieutenant [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Nurse [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] London Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Engineers [6] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 31st Punjabis [1] Attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry/London Regiment/Rangers [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry/Staff [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General List [1] HMS PATHFINDER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Honourable Artillery Company Depot [1] Indian Army/Staff and Head Quarters [1] Iraq Levies [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Military Works Service [1]

Service

British Army [105] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [144] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Leonard Charles Venning

British Army 624541 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 624541 Driver Honourable Artillery Company Depot

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Edmund Gilbert Venning

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Captain Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Hedley Venning

British Army 73387 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Venning

British Army 35426 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles T Venning

British Army 26041 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army 56848 Private Labour Corps

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H F Venning

British Army 20320 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 94464 Private Royal Flying Corps

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H G Venning

British Army 37737 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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A N Venning

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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S J Venning

British Army 16015 Private Wellington Regiment

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W E Venning

British Army 7647 Now P4881 Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry attached Military Mounted Police

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E E W Venning

British Army Major 31st Punjabis

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