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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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Place of birth

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]

Talbot Knight

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 10153 Private Manchester Regiment

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Charles Henry Knight

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy K15736 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy K/15736 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory."

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Albert George Knight

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS7597

Royal Navy 7597/SS(CH) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Racoon"

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Austen Bertram Knight

Born 1897

Died 1976

Indian Army Lt and Special Service Officer (attached) Jodhpur Lancers

Indian Army Lt Col 2nd Royal Lancers

Indian Army Captain 4th Cavalry

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Wilfred Henry Knight

Born 1882

Died 1955

British Army T 278 Armament Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

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Harry Knight

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87232

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William Knight

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300722

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Thomas Edwin Knight

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166318

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Thomas William Knight

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25544

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Robert William Knight

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280442

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Thomas Knight

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283497

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Arthur Joseph Knight

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120456

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Stephen Knight

Born 1896

Died 1978

British Army S/7023 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Claude Horace Francis Knight

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42367

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Lewis John Knight

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165490

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Frank Knight

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7642

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William Alfred Knight

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143128

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Thomas Knight

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308914

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Douglas Osborn Knight

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28953

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Peter Knight

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95952

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