{"id":680,"date":"2015-12-12T15:36:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T15:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/?p=680"},"modified":"2026-07-31T16:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:14:44","slug":"veness-thomas-william","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/12\/veness-thomas-william\/","title":{"rendered":"Veness, Thomas William"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"410\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Veness-Thomas-William-1114-2.jpg\" alt=\"Veness\" class=\"wp-image-681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Veness-Thomas-William-1114-2.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Veness-Thomas-William-1114-2-153x300.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"410\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Veness-T-W-1014-1.jpg\" alt=\"Veness\" class=\"wp-image-682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Veness-T-W-1014-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Veness-T-W-1014-1-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thomas William Veness<br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Rank:<\/em>&nbsp;Lance Corporal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Regiment:<\/em>&nbsp;B Squadron, 9th Lancers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Address:<\/em>&nbsp;124 Old Lane, Hollington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Parents:<\/em> Mr Thomas William and Mrs Annie Mariah Veness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brother:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/03\/veness-arthur-h\/\">Arthur H Veness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brother-in-Law:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/01\/lynch-charles-w\/\">Charles W Lynch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Other Info:<\/em>&nbsp;At the front in October, killed in action on October 18th. According to CWGC, Thomas was 20 years old when he died and is remembered at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwgc.org\/find-a-cemetery\/cemetery\/54700\/SANCTUARY%20WOOD%20CEMETERY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sanctuary Wood Cemetery<\/a>, grave reference III.K.25\/27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Published:<\/em>&nbsp;October 1914 &amp; November 1914<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas William Veness Rank:&nbsp;Lance Corporal Regiment:&nbsp;B Squadron, 9th Lancers Address:&nbsp;124 Old Lane, Hollington Parents: Mr Thomas William and Mrs Annie Mariah Veness Brother: Arthur H Veness Brother-in-Law: Charles W Lynch Other Info:&nbsp;At the front in October, killed in action on October 18th. 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