Lance Corporal William Graham Knowles
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Knowles,
William Graham
Date of birth: 1895-08-01
Place of birth: Lanark County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Hugh Knowles (father,) Merrickville, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Tinsmith
Occupation (normalized): Tinsmith
Address:
Merrickville, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, A. 18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 219949
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lance Corporal, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-10-12 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 618546
LAC ID:
502882
Service file: B5238-S018
Uploader's Notes: Born 1 August 1895 in Hopetown, Ontario, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Knowles. The family later moved to Merrickville. He enlisted 22 October 1915 at Barriefield, Ontario stating he was a Tinsmith. He had seven months previous service with the Home Guard (56th Regiment) at Iroquois, Ontario. Prior to shipping out, he was met by his brother Hugh Lloyd , who came to wish him well. He instead joined William and went overseas. On arrival they were transferred to the 102nd Battalion, serving together until their deaths, sadly on the same day, at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Information courtesy of Merrickville Memorial Project, May 2002.
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 80th Battalion Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 80th Battalion Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-31