Private William Knott
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1879-01-06
Place of birth: Oldham Lancashire England
Next of kin: Mrs Ellen Elizabeth Knott, Wife, 1436, 23rd Avenue NW Pleasant Heights, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-04-17
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, J. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 434975
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 50th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-02-10 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the St Elooi area of Belgium.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 441616
LAC ID:
507387
Service file: B5234-S031
Uploader's Notes: Husband of E. E. Knott, of 1436, 23rd Avenue, N.W., Calgary, Alberta. Native of Oldham, England. Next of Kin: Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth Knott
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 50th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion B ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-27