Sergeant Albert Knight
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1880-10-21
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Charlotte Knight(wife)
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address:
331 Bourgon St. Pt.St.Charles Montreal
Date of death:
1917-08-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 458566
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(87th Battalion)
Rank detail
Sergeant, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Lens sector front lines
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1570169
LAC ID:
507158
Service file: B5222-S008
Uploader's Notes: Son of the late Joseph and Jane Knight; husband of Charlotte Knight (nee Hammond), of 3359, Wellington St., Verdun, Quebec.
Uploader's Research notes: Original 60th battalion member;killed in action with the 87th 15 August 1917,Lens sector. Sgt.Knight was singled out in battalion war diary for his actions in this operation.
[Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]
[Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20