Corporal Richard Knott Bigland
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bigland,
Richard Knott
Date of birth: 1893-01-21
Place of birth: Windermere Westmorland England
Next of kin: Thomas Bigland, father. 11 Havelock Terrace, Windermere, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Cook
Occupation (normalized): Cook, Except Private Service
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-09-27
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery, XI. B. 9A.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1055
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
Corporal, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded May 8, 1915, Wounded June 29, 1916, Wounded September 15, 1916 at Courcelette
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 496947
LAC ID:
43321
Service file: B0725-S025
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Thomas Bigland and Mary Bigland of Windermere, Westmorland, England.
Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in August 1914 [an original]. Died of wounds received near Courcelette on September 15, 1916.
Uploader's Research notes: [Lance-Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-17