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Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Balarland Victoria [1]

Balham, London SW [1]

Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

East Dulwich, Surrey [1]

Essex England [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Kent [1]

Labhar, Malta [1]

Leeds, Kent [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Middlesex [1]

Montpelier, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Queenstown Queensland [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [64]

Corporal [6]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Commissioned Writer [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

London Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Indian Army [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Crystal Palace depot (HMS President II) [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Infantry/ Norfolk Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Motor Transport Company Army Service Corps [1]

Norfolk Regiment attached King's African Rifles [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Dragoon Guards [1]

Royal Dragoons [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [86]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

K [127]

W [2]

Contribution

Military Service [127]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Gosport, Hampshire [3] Canterbury, Kent [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Balarland Victoria [1] Balham, London SW [1] Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [1] Brixton, London [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] East Dulwich, Surrey [1] Essex England [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Kent [1] Labhar, Malta [1] Leeds, Kent [1] London [1] London England [1] Middlesex [1] Montpelier, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Plumstead, London [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Queenstown Queensland [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [64] Corporal [6] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Commissioned Writer [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Pioneer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [9] Labour Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [7] London Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Indian Army [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Crystal Palace depot (HMS President II) [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Infantry/ Norfolk Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Motor Transport Company Army Service Corps [1] Norfolk Regiment attached King's African Rifles [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Dragoon Guards [1] Royal Dragoons [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [86] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

K [127] W [2]

Contribution

Military Service [127] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Edward Warren Harcourt Knell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2118 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Harry Ernest Watson Knell

Born 1878

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61036 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force No.1 School of Military Aeronautics

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Edward Charles Knell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2263 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Lewis Frank Knell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2568 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment 1st 10th (T.F.) Battalion

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Arthur Knell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 420545 Serjeant London Regiment

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Albert Henry Knell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116067

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George Knell

Born 1897

Died 1969

British Army G/3881 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 9th Battalion

British Army G/3881 Lance Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 9th Battalion

British Army GS/3881 Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Alfred Knell

Born 1885

Died 1961

British Army 111 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

British Army 111 Rifleman Rifle Brigade Army Reserve

British Army 111 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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John Knell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292102

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Charles Richard Knell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197940

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Edward Knell

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 12420 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph Alfred Knell

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 313 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/313 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army 313 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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Albert George Knell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295923

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Reuben Victor Knell

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215191

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Stanley Knell

Australian Imperial Force 68601

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George Lawrence Knell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106877

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Victor Walter Knell

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158431

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Donald Knell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180041

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Richard Watson Knell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75231

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Arthur Victor Knell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army C/9550 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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