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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Charlton Victoria [3]

Cornwall England [3]

Newbury, Berkshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Croydon Queensland [2]

Kensington [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Ryde Isle of Wight [2]

Sea View, Isle of Wight, England [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Benefield, Northamptonshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead South Australia [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Deptford, London [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

East London [1]

Easton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Fishponds, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Glyn Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hampshire, England [1]

Heckingham Norfolk [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kent England [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [261]

Driver [34]

Serjeant [29]

Corporal [21]

Gunner [21]

Sapper [18]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Rifleman [5]

Major [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Matron [2]

Temporary Major [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Assistant Pay Master [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Saddler [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Temporary 4th Class Chaplain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Royal Engineers [33]

London Regiment [32]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Chaplain's Department [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2]

Service

British Army [455]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [64]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

K [654]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [636]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Charlton Victoria [3] Cornwall England [3] Newbury, Berkshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2] Croydon Queensland [2] Kensington [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Ryde Isle of Wight [2] Sea View, Isle of Wight, England [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Benefield, Northamptonshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead South Australia [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dalston, London [1] Deptford, London [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] East London [1] Easton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Fishponds, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Glamorganshire [1] Glyn Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hampshire, England [1] Heckingham Norfolk [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kennington, London [1] Kent England [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [261] Driver [34] Serjeant [29] Corporal [21] Gunner [21] Sapper [18] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [11] Captain [9] Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Rifleman [5] Major [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Matron [2] Temporary Major [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Assistant Pay Master [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nurse [1] Saddler [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Temporary 4th Class Chaplain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37] Royal Field Artillery [37] Royal Engineers [33] London Regiment [32] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Berkshire Regiment [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Army Chaplain's Department [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2]

Service

British Army [455] Canadian Expeditionary Force [64] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

K [654] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [636] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

David Henry Knapp

Born 1893

Died 1973

Australian Imperial Force Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Ysdale Knapp

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6337 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battlion

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Thomas Knapp

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166550

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Alfred Knapp

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112183

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Charles Edward Knapp

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35212

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Oswald Reed Knapp

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Claude Knapp

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38307

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Albert Edwin Knapp

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2012 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Paulin Knapp

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292485

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Ernest John Knapp

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3196 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

British Army 3196 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2/15

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James Thomas Charles Knapp

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227990

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Albert Henry Knapp

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260595

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Rev S S Knapp

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Major Army Chaplains' Department

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Edward Molyneux Knapp

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 1403 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1403 Serjeant London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Alfred Harold Knapp

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4411 Private London Regiment

British Army 4411 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Robert Stuart Knapp

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 131750 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Knapp

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3396

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Fred William Knapp

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134680

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Charles Edward Knapp

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 218907 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers 20th Broad Gauge Operating Company

British Army WR/355218 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 20th Broad Guage Railways Battalion

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James Knapp

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164045

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