21st - "The Knuts" of Hyde
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The following group photo of "the Knuts" from Hyde appeared in the book "Hyde in War-time" published in 1916. The 9 soldiers were all named and identified as being in the 21st Service Battalion of the Manchester Regiment.
Using facial recognition it has been possible to identify all 9 of the Hyde "Knuts" in the City Battalions Book of Honour. They are all in 21st Battalion, B Company, Platoon No VII and all appear on page 277 of BofH.
Two of the three Hewitt brothers who are not on the Knuts photo but appear on page 98 of the Hyde in War-time book are also present on P277 of BofH and have also been identified.
Facial recognition data output is provided below:
Note unusually R5 L2 and R4 L2 both show a high level of resemblance, but R5 L2 has been identifies as 18902 J Hewitt with a 98.2% resemblance level (see below).
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