Private Alfred Holt Knight
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Knight,
Alfred Holt
Date of birth: 1885-12-14
Place of birth: Canada
Next of kin: Son of St. George Knight, of 256, 44th Avenue, Lachine, Quebec; husband of Ellen G. B. Knight.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Barber
Occupation (normalized): Barber Hairdresser
Date of death:
1915-04-25
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 14800
Highest Rank:
Private
(8th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 6th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-24 to 1915-01-22
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1593638
LAC ID:
507174
Service file: B5222-S024
Uploader's Notes: Son of St. George Knight, of 256, 44th Avenue, Lachine, Quebec; husband of Ellen G. B. Knight.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse) C Company A member of the First Canadian Contingent which sailed from Canada as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on the 3rd of October onboard the S.S. Lapland arriving at Plymouth on the 14th of October. Training continued at West Down South Camp Salisbury Plain until the 15th of December when the Battalion left the Brigade in order to convert back to the cavalry role as the Depot for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. The Battalion Disbanding on the 22nd of January 1915 excess personel being transfered to the 8th and 10th Battalions. Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-05-24