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William Knight
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 29/09/1885 |
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Place of birth: Barnsbury, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Solicitor's clerk |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: G/22457 |
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Enlistment place: London (City), Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 7th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 13/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Poelkapelle Church - Gloster House, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Missing in action |
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Age: 32 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 37A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
The 7th Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) took over the front roughly between Poelcappelle Chruch and Gloster Farm. They took part in the attack on 12 October near Poelcapelle but the attack failed and they could only andvance a little. They suffered heavy German shelling and the field of operations was a moon landscape filled with mud. On the evening of the 13th the troops were relieved. William must have died during this attack or trying to consolidate the little ground they had gained.
Sources 3
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7 Battalion Buffs (East Kent Regiment) (The National Archives, Kew (TNA) WO 95/2049/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
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McCarthy Chris, Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London, Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018). Sources used |
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Nichols G.H.F. ,The 18th Division in the Great War (Edinburgh, William Blackwood & Sons, 1922). Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/835112 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=196766c0-6604-41e1-ae60-e6471f230bcf |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2022457 |