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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]

Guy Cunninghame Knight

Born 1866

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain North Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Henry Knight

Born 1883

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7259 16th Infantry Bn.

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George Thomas Knight

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68432 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68432 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Joseph Brown Knight

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 10829 Private Royal Fusiliers 17th (S) Bn.

British Army G/18240 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 11th Bn.

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Leonard Ivor Knight

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 305525 Rifleman London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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George Albert Knight

Born 1888

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252594 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Albert Abraham Knight

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1652 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1652 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1652 Serjeant London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Geoffrey Vincent Knight

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1819 Corporal London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

British Army 1819 Corporal London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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Frank Leopold James Knight

Born 1899

Died 1943

Royal Navy J38885

Royal Navy J38885 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38885 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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William Norman Knight

Born 1886

British Army 150968 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 207th Siege Battery

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Victor John Knight

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 20291 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 203344 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Freeman Knight

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 371255 Private London Regiment

British Army 371255 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3382 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Knight

Born 1871

British Army M33 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army M33 Private Honourable Artillery Company H A C Regimental Band

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Charles Henry Knight

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 2739 Sapper Royal Engineers 26TH FIELD COY

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William James Knight

Born 1898

Royal Navy F27953

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227953 Royal Air Force

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William Robert Knight

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5977 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 373030 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Albert B Knight

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 168169 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Richard Knight

Born 1888

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 51292

Canadian Expeditionary Force 51292 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Charles Edwin Knight

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654629

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654629 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 58th Toronto Battalion

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Herbert Knight

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 202152 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2/4th Battalion.

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