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Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Derby Tasmania [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Eastwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Kew Gardens, Surrey [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Northampton England [1]

Northamptonshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Saint Heliers Jersey [1]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Weston Spalding, Lincoln [1]

Wootton Bassett England [1]

Rank

Private [134]

Corporal [16]

Sapper [13]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Bombardier [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain [1]

Daffadar [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [17]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

ALIAS [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [199]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

K [238]

Contribution

Military Service [233]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [238] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Derby Tasmania [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Eastwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Kew Gardens, Surrey [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Market Harborough, Leics [1] Northampton England [1] Northamptonshire [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Saint Heliers Jersey [1] Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Weston Spalding, Lincoln [1] Wootton Bassett England [1]

Rank

Private [134] Corporal [16] Sapper [13] Gunner [10] Serjeant [10] Driver [8] Acting Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Bombardier [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Captain [1] Daffadar [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19] Army Service Corps [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [17] Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Irish Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] ALIAS [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [199] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

K [238]

Contribution

Military Service [233] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Charles Robert Knighton

Born 1880

Died 1937

British Army 127 Sergeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur William Knighton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2664 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ernest Knighton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231307

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Arthur Knighton

Died 1918

British Army 19542 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest Pollard Knighton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129729

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Frederick Sears Knighton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252504

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Arthur Knighton

Died 1918

British Army 43187 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Knighton

Died 1915

British Army 10234 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10234 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George Knighton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 18821 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 18821 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Edgar Knighton

Died 1917

British Army 76704 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick William Knighton

Died 1918

British Army 24571 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Knighton

Died 1918

British Army 23 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 235554 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Walter Knighton

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 23810 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Henry Porter Knighton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 64932 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James William Knighton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2456 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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David William Ralph Knighton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99987

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Harry Kelliber Knighton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161373

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Percy Knighton

Died 1915

British Army 18025 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Harold Knighton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 11947 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11947 Private ALIAS

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Percy Knighton

Died 1915

British Army 2299 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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