Bombardier Orland Knechtel
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1893-09-16
Place of birth: Maple Hill Bruce County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Soloman Knechtel, father, Southampton, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Mechanic
Occupation (normalized): Motor-Vehicle Mechanics, Specialisation Unknown
Address:
Southampton, England
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-06-24
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, VI. J. 25.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 307718
Highest Rank:
Bombardier
Rank detail
Bombardier (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: positions North East of Vimy
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 65579
LAC ID:
502430
Service file: B5220-S049
Uploader's Notes: Son of of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Knechtel, of Southampton, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: BWM/VM pair available on eBay January 2015. [Bombardier Army Canadian Field Artillery 8th Brigade ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-01-02