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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]

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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]

Albert Knights

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 24500

Canadian Expeditionary Force 24500 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John Knights

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183671

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183671 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Arthur Knights

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477499

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477499 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Herbert Knights

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119549

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Sydney Henry Knights

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9367

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Mark Bendict Knights

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56789

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Henry L Knights

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30067 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 43872 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Harry F Knights

Died 1917

British Army 16959 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Richard George Knights

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 842 Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 41264 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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George W Knights

Died 1917

British Army 48412 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Knights

Born 1886

Died 1921

British Army 46384 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Frederick Knights

Died 1918

British Army 127984 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 127984 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Knights

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1711 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Percival Henry Clarence Knights

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 110537 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward George Knights

Died 1917

British Army 10784 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Charles H Knights

Died 1917

British Army 26127 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26127 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Robert Knights

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 18471 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 242506 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Walter E. Knights

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 42761 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ernest Knights

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 26784 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Jack Knights

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 240061 Private Suffolk Regiment

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