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We remember Ernest Alexander Knight
We remember Ernest Alexander Knight
Timeline
Timeline
1886
birth
United Kingdom
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1886
1909
employment
Schoolmaster
Bishop's Stortford College
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
United Kingdom
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1909 - 1916
1917
dates
Age 31
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24th September 1917
education
MA
Corpus Christi
Cambridge
United Kingdom
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service
British Army
Temporary Second Lieutenant
Machine Gun Corps
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service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Source:7443396
location
94 Wickham Road, Brockley, London
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:6154088
1917
death
Killed in Action
No known grave
Ypres
Belgium
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Source:6154088
24th September 1917
burial
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ernest Alexander |
| Initials | EA |
| Last Name | Knight |
| Source | 2369351 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 Wickham Road, Brockley, London | United Kingdom | parents address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Machine Gun Corps | Temporary Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) | Second Lieutenant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Knight | mother | ||
| William Knight | father |
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2nd Lt. Ernest Alexander Knight M.A.In the uniform of the Machine Gun Corps.
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| CWGC record | Margaret24043 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| 2nd Lt. Ernest Alexander Knight M.A. | Margaret24043 |
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