The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private V Venner

Photograph by "YJ"

Private Victor VENNER, G/540, 6th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after, 3rd July 1916.

Born Ticehurst, Sussex, son of William Allen & Fanny Venner. Resided Hillside, Sheep Street Lane, Etchingham, Sussex.

3rd January 1897, Ticehurst, Sussex, baptism of Victor Venner, son of William Allen, (attendant), & Fanny Venner.

Enlisted Tonbridge, Kent, age 21, height 5ft 7, fresh complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair. Formerly footman.

Home 31st August 1914 to 31st May 1915; BEF 1st June 1915 to 3rd July 1916.

31st August 1914, enlisted; 2nd September 1914, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 3rd September 1914, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 9th March 1915 to 22nd March 1915, neglected to obey an order, using obscene language to an NCO, awarded 14 days detention; 1st June 1915, posted BEF & 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st June 1915, embarked; 28th March 1916, having a dirty rifle, 5 days confined to Barracks; 3rd July 1916, posted missing.

29th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, William Venner, Hillside, Sheep Street Lane, Etchingham, Sussex; Mother, Fanny Venner, Hillside, Sheep Street Lane, Etchingham, Sussex; Brothers - Norman Venner, age 13, Hillside, Sheep Street Lane, Etchingham, Sussex; Sisters _ Vida Venner, age 17, Hillside, Sheep Street Lane, Etchingham, Sussex.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, Somme, France / St Botolph Church, Chevening, Kent.

This page was last updated on 22-Dec-2022.