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Bolsover, Derbyshire [2]

Horsforth, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Busselton Western Australia [1]

Derby [1]

Derby England [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

New Malden, Surrey [1]

Newmalden, Surrey [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Willsden, London [1]

Rank

Private [86]

Gunner [12]

Driver [10]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [4]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Midshipman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Saddler [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Chinese Technical Staff [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Depot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Labour Company ex 3rd Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Service

British Army [134]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [10]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [162]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [161]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [163] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bolsover, Derbyshire [2] Horsforth, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Busselton Western Australia [1] Derby [1] Derby England [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] New Malden, Surrey [1] Newmalden, Surrey [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Willesden, Middlesex [1] Willsden, London [1]

Rank

Private [86] Gunner [12] Driver [10] Sapper [6] Corporal [4] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Midshipman [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Saddler [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Labour Corps [8] West Riding Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Chinese Technical Staff [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Depot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1] Hussars [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Labour Company ex 3rd Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Service

British Army [134] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [10] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [162] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [161] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

John Selwyn Knapton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25518

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Ernest Herbert Knapton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26850

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Albert Henry Knapton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21926

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Odber Augustus Knapton

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Whiteley Knapton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230247

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David Knapton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 47386 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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John James Knapton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200943

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Thomas Edmund Knapton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26855

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Arthur Ewart Knapton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 242869 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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George Knapton

Died 1916

British Army 2960 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 2960 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edward Knapton

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 201159 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 201159 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Leonard S Knapton

Died 1915

British Army 4/2817 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Frank Knapton

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 23705 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Thomas Knapton

Died 1916

British Army 2594 Private Liverpool Regiment 1st/7th Bn.

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Edgar Herbert Knapton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206428

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Stanley Knapton

Died 1917

British Army 2109 Private Oxfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 51481 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 51481 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Herbert Knapton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38705 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 38705 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Knapton

Died 1915

British Army S/8200 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Harold Knapton

Died 1917

British Army 28873 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 28873 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Walter George Knapton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 25484 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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