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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Bairnsdale Victoria [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Ramsey, Isle of Man, England [3]

Auckland [2]

Camden New South Wales [2]

Dublin [2]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Picton New South Wales [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Apohaqui, King's County, New Brunswick. [1]

Belfast [1]

Belford, Northumberland [1]

Belleville, Ontario [1]

Blackstone Hill, Central Otago [1]

Bouthen Victoria [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Castle Dawson, Londonderry [1]

Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1]

Denny, Stirlingshire [1]

Donagh [1]

Dugandan Queensland [1]

Dumfries Scotland [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Dunedin [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Hamilton [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Kilballyowen, Clare [1]

Kilkeel, Down [1]

Kilrush, Clare [1]

Kirkcudbrightshire [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Montreal [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Newton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newtown, Down [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Oturehua, Central Otago [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Rathfriland [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [257]

Serjeant [24]

Gunner [23]

Sapper [19]

Driver [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Commissioned Recruiter [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineer Clerk Serjeant [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [34]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Scottish Rifles [22]

Labour Corps [21]

Highland Light Infantry [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Leinster Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Lancers [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Hussars [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [375]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [576]

Contribution

Military Service [560]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [7] Bairnsdale Victoria [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Ramsey, Isle of Man, England [3] Auckland [2] Camden New South Wales [2] Dublin [2] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Picton New South Wales [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Apohaqui, King's County, New Brunswick. [1] Belfast [1] Belford, Northumberland [1] Belleville, Ontario [1] Blackstone Hill, Central Otago [1] Bouthen Victoria [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Castle Dawson, Londonderry [1] Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1] Denny, Stirlingshire [1] Donagh [1] Dugandan Queensland [1] Dumfries Scotland [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Dunedin [1] Fulham, London [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Hamilton [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Kilballyowen, Clare [1] Kilkeel, Down [1] Kilrush, Clare [1] Kirkcudbrightshire [1] Lanarkshire [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Montreal [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Newton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newtown, Down [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Oturehua, Central Otago [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Rathfriland [1] Salford, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [257] Serjeant [24] Gunner [23] Sapper [19] Driver [14] Lance Corporal [13] Corporal [11] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Captain [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Commissioned Recruiter [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineer Clerk Serjeant [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [34] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Field Artillery [26] Scottish Rifles [22] Labour Corps [21] Highland Light Infantry [16] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Scots Fusiliers [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Irish Fusiliers [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Seaforth Highlanders [9] Gordon Highlanders [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Munster Fusiliers [7] Royal Scots [7] Cheshire Regiment [5] Dragoon Guards [5] Leinster Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Irish Regiment [5] Scots Guards [5] Border Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Lancers [3] Military Foot Police [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Hussars [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [375] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Australian Imperial Force [34] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [576]

Contribution

Military Service [560] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

Robert Mcknight

Born 1876

Died 1921

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 51421 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 51421 Rifleman

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Frederick Gemmel Mcknight

Born 1887

Died 1940

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10011 Farrier Corporal Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Hunter Mcknight

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 13631 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Murray William Mcknight

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3259196 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frank Mcknight

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165291

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Charles Mcknight

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113410

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David Mcknight

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59360

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Harold Edward Mcknight

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301539

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Samuel Mcknight

Born 1882

British Army 5330 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 5330 Warrant Officer Class 2 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200014 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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John Charles Mcknight

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3058107 6th (Reserve) Battalion

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Angus Mcknight

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268468

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Jim Mcknight

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139054

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John Gibson Mcknight

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161195

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John Mcknight

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21045

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John Mclatchie Mcknight

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 93064 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Donald Mcknight

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 956 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Mcknight

Died 1915

British Army 2034 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Stephen Mcknight

Died 1918

British Army 3622 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Thomas Mcknight

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 14/18325 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 14/18325 Lance Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Roderick Campbell Mcknight

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 1522 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 240303 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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