Private Peter Knockwood
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1888-09-24
Place of birth: Richibucto New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Elizabeth Knockwood (wife,) Lennox Island, Prince Edward Island
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Fisherman
Occupation (normalized): Deep-Sea Fisherman
Address:
Lennox Island, Prince Edward Island
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, D. 34.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 713279
Highest Rank:
Private
(25th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 25th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-05-30 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: (Gun shot wounds left side) at No. 22 Casualty Clearing Station
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 492597
LAC ID:
507339
Service file: B5232-S045
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Frank Knockwood and Sarah Sark, of Lennox Island, Prince County; husband of Mrs. Michael Sark, of Lennox Island, Prince County, Prince Edward Island.
At the time of his enlistment he was active in an unnamed militia.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 105th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 25th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-25