Pte
Richard Knight
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 12/09/1888 |
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Place of birth: Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Postal Clerk |
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Religion: Not stated |
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: 51292 |
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Enlistment date: 3/11/1914 |
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Enlistment place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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Units: — Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 08/05/1915 |
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Place of death: Bellewaerde Ridge, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 26 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Was one of a party carrying ammunition from Ypres to the trenches at Bellewaarde Woods. On the way to the trenches the party suffered from shell fire. Private Kinght and one other being killed.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1593641 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=83dd0314-bfe5-455e-82e0-11b35a355aa6 |