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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]

George Frederick Knight

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275744

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Alfred Albert Knight

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146211

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Fred Knight

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1402

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Samuel Knight

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36097

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Daniel Knight

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 7379 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Herbert Arthur Knight

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36789

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William Athelstan Knight

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293346

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Walter Knight

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104412

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Harry Francis Knight

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119853

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Egbert Knight

Born 1899

British Army 16286 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Frederick Knight

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 12572 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/12572 Private HMS Goliath

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Alfred George Knight

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6941

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Frank Knight

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 12367 Private Wiltshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frederick A Knight

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90942

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Major Eustace Victor Knight

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 60759 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 60759 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 103rd Company

British Army 55785 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Thomas Knight

Died 1970

British Army SE/11118 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/11118 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

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Arthur Knight

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30379

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Frederick Charles Knight

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188714

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Arthur Knight

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48006

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William Hamilton Knight

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74858

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