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Andover, Hampshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bournemouth England [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Dinton, Wiltshire [2]

Nile Tasmania [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Railton Tasmania [2]

Ringwood, Hampshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Stapleford [2]

Wellington, Somerset [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1]

Araclean Tasmania [1]

Banstead, Surrey [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Blandford, Wiltshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bruton, Somerset [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Cradock [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Downton, Wiltshire [1]

Dural New South Wales [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Edwardstown South Australia [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exton Tasmania [1]

Falmouth Tasmania [1]

Fingal Tasmania [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hamwell England [1]

Headley, Hampshire [1]

Headley, Liphook, Hants [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Heytesbury, Westbury, Wilts [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Holborn, London, Middlesex [1]

Kimberley Tasmania [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Martock [1]

Rank

Private [143]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [14]

Driver [12]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Guardsman [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Inspector [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [14]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

London Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hussars [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS CANADA [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [235]

Royal Navy [38]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [326]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [332] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Andover, Hampshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bournemouth England [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Dinton, Wiltshire [2] Nile Tasmania [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Railton Tasmania [2] Ringwood, Hampshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Stapleford [2] Wellington, Somerset [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1] Araclean Tasmania [1] Banstead, Surrey [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Blandford, Wiltshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bruton, Somerset [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Cradock [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Downton, Wiltshire [1] Dural New South Wales [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Edwardstown South Australia [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exton Tasmania [1] Falmouth Tasmania [1] Fingal Tasmania [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hamwell England [1] Headley, Hampshire [1] Headley, Liphook, Hants [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Heytesbury, Westbury, Wilts [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Holborn, London, Middlesex [1] Kimberley Tasmania [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Martock [1]

Rank

Private [143] Gunner [24] Corporal [14] Driver [12] Sapper [8] Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [4] Guardsman [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Inspector [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [14] Labour Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [13] London Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [8] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hussars [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS CANADA [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [235] Royal Navy [38] Australian Imperial Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

V [332]

Contribution

Military Service [326] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

William John Charles Viney

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 30314 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Charles Viney

Born 1892

Royal Navy 14329 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS CANADA

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Percy Gilbert Viney

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army

British Army 24042 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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William Herbert Viney

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy 189015 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Henry Isaac Viney

Born 1904

Royal Navy 21726 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Viney

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy 18294 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE

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William Gregory Viney

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299377

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William James Viney

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy 17013 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Louvain

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Frank Augustus John Viney

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25401

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George Spratt Viney

Born 1897

Royal Navy 16156 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 18001 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS CANADA

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Charles Viney

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69893

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Francis Viney

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95995

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Frederick Viney

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 9 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 7056 Private London Regiment

British Army 283476 Private London Regiment

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Philip Ernest Viney

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment

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Albert George Viney

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228619

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Peter James Viney

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4/3389 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 201411 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy Viney

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21419

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Sidney Albert Viney

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243477

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Cecil Henry Viney

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment Panel 7.

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Arthur Viney

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 9306 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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