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James Thomas Knox
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 07/11/1892 |
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Place of birth: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Farmer |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 781889 |
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Enlistment date: 15/01/1916 |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 46th Bn. (South Saskatchewan) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 26/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Decline Copse, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 24 |
Cemetery
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: IV Row: C Grave: 15 |
Points of interest 2
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My story
James Thomas Knox was part of the 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry, 10th Canadian Brigade, 4th Canadian Division. On 26 October he took part in the Second Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres – Battle of Passchendaele). The 10th Canadian Brigade attacked with the 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry north of the Ypres Roulers Railway. The jumping off line was situated in the line Heine House, Hillside Farm and Ypres Roulers Railway. They consolidated most of their objective under heave enemy shelling including mopping up Decline Copse. The 46th battalion was eventually driven back due to German counter attacks and established a new frontline closer to their jumping off line. Of the 420 men of the 46th Battalion who were on the start line at zero hour, around 70% became casualties. James Thomas was presumably killed in the area of Decline Copse since he was initially buried in the area of Rhine Copse (D.18.a). He was re-interred at Buttes New British Cemetery where he has his final resting place.
Sources 6
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Circumstances of death http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=pf868q7td101us1usidkvu8pl1&sqn=642&q2=28&q3=2312&tt=821 Sources used |
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CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480324/KNOX,%20JAMES%20THOMAS Sources used |
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Passchendaele the day-by-day account, McCarthy Chris, pp. 126-128 Sources used |
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Service Records http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=507535 Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources used |
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War diary 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry 1917 http://data4.collectionscanada.gc.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=46th+battalion&s13=&s12=&l=20&s9=RG9&s7=9-52&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect4=AND&Sect5=WARDPEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=FIND&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02015202_e.html&r=3&f=G Sources used |