We remember Elmer Ernest Knott

We remember Elmer Ernest Knott

Timeline

Timeline

1899
birth Berry Pomeroy, Devon United Kingdom Source:8724037 Source:8661133 1899
1901
dates Age 1 Source:8724038 1901
1901
location 15 Coldharbour, Totnes, Devon United Kingdom parents address Source:8724038 1901
1902
sibling William Clifford Knott Source:8724043 1902
1904
sibling Eric Stanley Knott Source:8724043 1904
1905
sibling Fredrick Thomas Knott Source:8724043 1905
1910
sibling Frank Knott Source:8724043 1910
1911
dates Age 11 Source:8724043 1911
1911
employment Errand boy, while still attending school. Totnes, Devon United Kingdom Source:8724043 1911
1918
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:8724045 1918
1918
dates Age 18 Source:8661133 25th April 1918
enlistment Newton Abbot, Devon United Kingdom Source:8724045
service British Army Private 49760 Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8724045
1918
death Died of wounds The Crouy British Cemetery holds burials from 5th and 47th Casualty Clearing Stations based at the village from April to August 1918 (i.e. from the start of the German Spring Offensive). Amiens area France Source:7114795 25th April 1918
burial Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France I. A. 27. Source:7114795

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Elmer Ernest
Initials EE
Last Name Knott
Source 7114795
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
15 Coldharbour, Totnes, Devon United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 49760 Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Florence Annie Knott mother
Thomas Henry Knott father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Clifford Knott brother 1902
Eric Stanley Knott brother 1904
Fredrick Thomas Knott brother 1905
Frank Knott brother 1910

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew43023
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew43023
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew43023
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Andrew43023

External Evidence

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Totnes War Memorial 1914 - 1918 Andrew43023
Elmer Ernest Knott Andrew43023
Knott, Elmer Ernest Andrew43023
Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux Andrew43023

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