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Portsmouth, Hampshire [31]

Sydney New South Wales [29]

London, Middlesex, England [21]

London England [18]

London, Middlesex [17]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [15]

Devonport, Devon [14]

Plymouth, Devon [14]

Battersea, London [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Melbourne Victoria [12]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [11]

Marylebone, London [11]

Bendigo Victoria [10]

Portsea, Hampshire [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Alton, Hampshire [8]

Chichester, Sussex [7]

Lambeth, London [7]

Manchester England [7]

Croydon, Surrey [6]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Islington, London [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Perth Western Australia [6]

Saint Pancras, London [6]

Barking, Essex [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [5]

Bromley, Kent [5]

Clevedon, Somerset [5]

Fareham, Hampshire [5]

Geelong Victoria [5]

Kingstown, Cumberland, England [5]

Leicester, Leicestershire [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Walthamstow, Essex [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Bridport, Dorset [4]

Bulli New South Wales [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Lancashire England [4]

London [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Rank

Private [4457]

Gunner [546]

Sapper [403]

Driver [387]

Corporal [377]

Serjeant [320]

Lance Corporal [197]

Second Lieutenant [160]

Lieutenant [129]

Pioneer [86]

Acting Serjeant [79]

Captain [73]

Acting Corporal [72]

Bombardier [54]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [31]

Major [30]

Rifleman [29]

Company Serjeant Major [25]

Able Seaman [21]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [20]

Worker [19]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [18]

Colour Serjeant [18]

Lance Serjeant [18]

Staff Serjeant [18]

Acting Bombardier [17]

Daffadar [17]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Trooper [14]

Shoeing Smith [12]

Temporary Captain [12]

Temporary Lieutenant [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Commander [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Private /Lance Corporal [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Chief Stoker [5]

Drummer [5]

Guardsman [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [646]

Royal Field Artillery [595]

Labour Corps [528]

Army Service Corps [519]

London Regiment [324]

Royal Garrison Artillery [323]

Machine Gun Corps [197]

Royal Army Medical Corps [190]

Royal Fusiliers [188]

Royal Sussex Regiment [167]

Hampshire Regiment [157]

Middlesex Regiment [145]

Rifle Brigade [139]

Worcestershire Regiment [129]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [125]

Devonshire Regiment [123]

The Queen's Regiment [116]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [102]

Essex Regiment [96]

Royal Army Service Corps [96]

Gloucestershire Regiment [93]

Northamptonshire Regiment [87]

Somerset Light Infantry [87]

East Surrey Regiment [81]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [81]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [81]

Royal West Kent Regiment [80]

Manchester Regiment [79]

Leicestershire Regiment [76]

Bedfordshire Regiment [75]

East Kent Regiment [69]

Dorsetshire Regiment [66]

Lancashire Fusiliers [62]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [61]

Liverpool Regiment [60]

West Yorkshire Regiment [60]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [58]

Durham Light Infantry [58]

Northumberland Fusiliers [58]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [57]

Welsh Regiment [53]

Royal Defence Corps [52]

York and Lancaster Regiment [52]

South Wales Borderers [50]

Army Veterinary Corps [48]

Royal Flying Corps [48]

Royal Naval Division [48]

Wiltshire Regiment [47]

Suffolk Regiment [46]

Cheshire Regiment [45]

Service

British Army [7066]

Royal Navy [837]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [565]

Australian Imperial Force [431]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [421]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [84]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

K [9602]

B [3]

H [2]

M [2]

R [2]

T [2]

C [1]

E [1]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9374]

Merchant Navy [176]

Conscientious Objector [23]

Country

United Kingdom [174]

Canada [2]

India [2]

United States [2]

Argentina [1]

Australia [1]

China [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

New Zealand [1]

Saint Lucia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [31] Sydney New South Wales [29] London, Middlesex, England [21] London England [18] London, Middlesex [17] Birmingham, Warwickshire [15] Devonport, Devon [14] Plymouth, Devon [14] Battersea, London [12] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Melbourne Victoria [12] Bristol, Gloucestershire [11] Marylebone, London [11] Bendigo Victoria [10] Portsea, Hampshire [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Alton, Hampshire [8] Chichester, Sussex [7] Lambeth, London [7] Manchester England [7] Croydon, Surrey [6] Hobart Tasmania [6] Islington, London [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Perth Western Australia [6] Saint Pancras, London [6] Barking, Essex [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [5] Bromley, Kent [5] Clevedon, Somerset [5] Fareham, Hampshire [5] Geelong Victoria [5] Kingstown, Cumberland, England [5] Leicester, Leicestershire [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Walthamstow, Essex [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Bridport, Dorset [4] Bulli New South Wales [4] Camberwell, London [4] Lancashire England [4] London [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Ashford, Kent [3] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bath, Somerset [3]

Rank

Private [4457] Gunner [546] Sapper [403] Driver [387] Corporal [377] Serjeant [320] Lance Corporal [197] Second Lieutenant [160] Lieutenant [129] Pioneer [86] Acting Serjeant [79] Captain [73] Acting Corporal [72] Bombardier [54] Warrant Officer Class 2 [31] Major [30] Rifleman [29] Company Serjeant Major [25] Able Seaman [21] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [20] Worker [19] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [18] Colour Serjeant [18] Lance Serjeant [18] Staff Serjeant [18] Acting Bombardier [17] Daffadar [17] Stoker 1st Class [15] Trooper [14] Shoeing Smith [12] Temporary Captain [12] Temporary Lieutenant [9] Deck Hand [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Commander [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Private /Lance Corporal [6] Staff Nurse [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Chief Stoker [5] Drummer [5] Guardsman [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Captain [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [646] Royal Field Artillery [595] Labour Corps [528] Army Service Corps [519] London Regiment [324] Royal Garrison Artillery [323] Machine Gun Corps [197] Royal Army Medical Corps [190] Royal Fusiliers [188] Royal Sussex Regiment [167] Hampshire Regiment [157] Middlesex Regiment [145] Rifle Brigade [139] Worcestershire Regiment [129] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [125] Devonshire Regiment [123] The Queen's Regiment [116] King's Royal Rifle Corps [102] Essex Regiment [96] Royal Army Service Corps [96] Gloucestershire Regiment [93] Northamptonshire Regiment [87] Somerset Light Infantry [87] East Surrey Regiment [81] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [81] Royal Berkshire Regiment [81] Royal West Kent Regiment [80] Manchester Regiment [79] Leicestershire Regiment [76] Bedfordshire Regiment [75] East Kent Regiment [69] Dorsetshire Regiment [66] Lancashire Fusiliers [62] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [61] Liverpool Regiment [60] West Yorkshire Regiment [60] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [58] Durham Light Infantry [58] Northumberland Fusiliers [58] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [57] Welsh Regiment [53] Royal Defence Corps [52] York and Lancaster Regiment [52] South Wales Borderers [50] Army Veterinary Corps [48] Royal Flying Corps [48] Royal Naval Division [48] Wiltshire Regiment [47] Suffolk Regiment [46] Cheshire Regiment [45]

Service

British Army [7066] Royal Navy [837] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [565] Australian Imperial Force [431] Canadian Expeditionary Force [421] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [84] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

K [9602] B [3] H [2] M [2] R [2] T [2] C [1] E [1] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9374] Merchant Navy [176] Conscientious Objector [23]

Country

United Kingdom [174] Canada [2] India [2] United States [2] Argentina [1] Australia [1] China [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] New Zealand [1] Saint Lucia [1] South Africa [1]

Charles William Robert Knight

Born 1884

Died 1957

British Army 1306 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1/2nd Battalion

British Army Captain The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th (Service) Battalion (Kent County)

British Army 1306 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1/1st Battalion

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Theodore James Knight

Born 1873

Died 1920

British Army

British Army 6228 Private Liverpool Regiment

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George Bernard Knight

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1532 2nd Lieutenant Otago Infantry Regiment 2 Battalion

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Edward George Knight

Born 1894

Died 1944

British Army 120455 Aircraftman Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120455 Aircraftman Royal Air Force

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Walter Forster Knight

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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George Knight

Born 1885

British Army 7500 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1st

British Army 7500 Unpaid Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment 1st

British Army 7500 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1st

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Uriah Knight

Born 1893

British Army 6493 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Jas Knight

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 14532 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Stanley Charles Knight

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 68667 Private Machine Gun Corps 62 Company

British Army 68667 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps 62 Compnay

British Army 68667 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Clement Henry Knight

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 373300 Private London Regiment

British Army 373300 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6362 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Edwin Knight

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 372673 Private London Regiment

British Army 372673 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5334 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Knight

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 7687 Private Scots Guards

British Army 7687 Corporal Scots Guards 2nd Battalion

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Reginald Ernest Knight

Born 1899

British Army 95252 Private Liverpool Regiment Depot

British Army 49702 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 49702 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion

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Robert Heath Knight

Born 1869

Died 1940

Royal Navy 131132 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Asia

Royal Navy 131132 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Asia

Royal Navy 131132 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Jumna

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Howard Primrose Cooper Knight

Born 1881

Died 1956

British Army 68074 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army WR/500087 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 68074 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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Frederick James Knight

Born 1879

Died 1940

Royal Navy 342354 Stoker 1st Class HMS Sparrowhawk

Royal Navy 342354 Carpenters Crew HMS Victory 2

Royal Navy 342354 Carpenters Crew HMS Majestic

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Herbert Middleton Knight

Born 1888

Died 1967

Royal Navy 9013/DA Deck Hand Royal Navy Reserve

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Alfred Joseph Knight

Born 1888

Died 1960

British Army

British Army 370995 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ernest Knight

Born 1888

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214503 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Ernest Alexander Knight

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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