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Title: KGN
Post by: wayne69 on Wednesday 02 August 23 20:39 BST (UK)

Hello,
        Do the letters KGN after a soldiers name signify that he was a gunner in the Kings Liverpool Regiment? All help and advice much appreciated.

Title: Re: KGN
Post by: Little Nell on Wednesday 02 August 23 20:51 BST (UK)

As far as I can ascertain it is an abbreviation for 'kingsman' - the lowest rank in the British Army in some regiments, instead of private.  The Duke of Lancaster's regiment is one of them, and this traition was inherited from the first the King's Regiment, which in turn took it from the King's Regiment (Liverpool).

Nell

Title: Re: KGN
Post by: wayne69 on Wednesday 02 August 23 21:50 BST (UK)

Thank you Little Nell. That makes a lot more sense than 'Gunner', which I believe is often shortened to  Gnr or similar.