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Ipswich, Suffolk [5]

Norwich, Norfolk [5]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Huntingdonshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Mortlake, Surrey [2]

Norfolk England [2]

Suffolk [2]

Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [2]

Araluen New South Wales [1]

Armstrongs* Victoria [1]

Beccles,Suffolk. [1]

Bedale, Yorkshire [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackfriars, London [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

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Brighstone, Isle of Wight. [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burnham Market, Norfolk, England [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

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Eaglescliffe England [1]

Egloshayle, Wadebridge, Cornwall [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Essex [1]

Ewell, Epsom, Surrey [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Great Ormesby, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Griston England [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harleston, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [328]

Gunner [49]

Corporal [35]

Serjeant [29]

Sapper [28]

Driver [27]

Lance Corporal [17]

Bombardier [12]

Pioneer [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Daffadar [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Electrician [1]

Engineman [1]

Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant/Commander [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler Gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [57]

Suffolk Regiment [53]

Army Service Corps [51]

Royal Engineers [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

Norfolk Regiment [37]

London Regiment [29]

Labour Corps [24]

Essex Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [551]

Royal Navy [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [730]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [704]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Ipswich, Suffolk [5] Norwich, Norfolk [5] Hobart Tasmania [3] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Huntingdonshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Mortlake, Surrey [2] Norfolk England [2] Suffolk [2] Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [2] Araluen New South Wales [1] Armstrongs* Victoria [1] Beccles,Suffolk. [1] Bedale, Yorkshire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackfriars, London [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brighstone, Isle of Wight. [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnham Market, Norfolk, England [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Clapton, London [1] Cleveley, Cambridgeshire [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Eaglescliffe England [1] Egloshayle, Wadebridge, Cornwall [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Essex [1] Ewell, Epsom, Surrey [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Great Ormesby, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Greenwich, London [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Griston England [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hackney, London [1] Harleston, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [328] Gunner [49] Corporal [35] Serjeant [29] Sapper [28] Driver [27] Lance Corporal [17] Bombardier [12] Pioneer [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Rifleman [5] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Daffadar [3] Staff Nurse [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sister [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Electrician [1] Engineman [1] Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant/Commander [1] Munitions Worker [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Saddler Gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [57] Suffolk Regiment [53] Army Service Corps [51] Royal Engineers [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] Norfolk Regiment [37] London Regiment [29] Labour Corps [24] Essex Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Fusiliers [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Cambridgeshire Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Military Foot Police [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Army Service Corps Transport [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [551] Royal Navy [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Australian Imperial Force [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [730] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [704] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Gilbert Blois Knights

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41785 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army TR/10/6298 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment T R Battalion

British Army 41785 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Arthur James Knights

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 14381 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Alfred John Knights

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16393 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

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Sidney Arthur Knights

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 3/11290 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 10290 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Frederick Knights

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 374089 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 8110 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Redvers Knights

Born 1900

Died 1963

British Army 62089 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 20th Battalion

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George Edward Knights

British Army 29149 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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Herbert Knights

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8337

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Edward Knights

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186329

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William John Knights

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48268

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Percy Samuel Knights

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86600

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Edgar John Knights

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287383

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Robert Knights

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101695

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Joseph Knights

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160474

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Albert George Knights

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136884

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William Osborn Knights

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy 790 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy Z/678 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/678 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Thomas Knights

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261836

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George Knights

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40716

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Frederick Henry Knights

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114403

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James Lyon Knights

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107439

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