Private Richard Knight
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1888-09-12
Place of birth: Kirkby Furness Lancashire England
Next of kin: Isabell Knowles, Vale Cottage, Cartmel Grange over Sands, Lancashire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Postal Clerk
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1915-05-08
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 10 - 58
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 51292
Highest Rank:
Private
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Private, 28th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1593641
LAC ID:
507271
Service file: B5229-S029
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mrs. Mary Knight, of 11, Mission City, British Columbia.
Original overseas unit 28th Canadian Infantry Battalion. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field March 21, 1915. Killed near Ypres May 10, 1915
Uploader's Research notes: It looks as though the Date of Death mentioned by the CWGC is incorrect. According to Ralph Hodder-Williams, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 1914-1919, he died May 10, 1915 near Ypres. Needs further research. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 28th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2010-05-08