William James Viney
- Born: 11 Jul 1899, Gosport, Hampshire, England
- Died: 20 Jan 1918, Mediterranean sea aged 18
- Buried: 20 Jan 1918, Mediterranean sea
General Notes:
Free BMD (Birth). 1901 Census: Age: 1, Living: 77 Leesland Road, Gosport, Hampshire, England... 1911 Census: Age: 11, Living: 65 Leesland Road, Gosport, Hampshire, England.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1913 Enlistment date 7 Nov 1913, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division, Register Number: 17013.
William went down with HMS Louvain at the age of 18. (1918) Rank: Private......PO/17013....RMLI..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Uk, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll: Name: William James Viney, Rank: Pte, Birth Date: 11 Jul 1899, Birth Place: Forton, Gosport, Hampshire, England, Branch Of Service: Royal Marine Light Infantry, Cause of Death: Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action, Official Number Port Division: Po/17013.(po), Death Date: 20 Jan 1918, Ship or Unit: HMS Louvain, Name and address of cemetery: Body not found for burial, Relatives notified: Mother: Selina Ann, 65 Leesland Road, Gosport, Hampshire, England..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 20. William is listed on the Find A Grave website.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Age 18 at the time of his death
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