We remember William Robert Knight

We remember William Robert Knight

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Timeline

1890
birth Camberwell, South London United Kingdom Source:8070500 Source:8070501 1890
1911
employment Postman General Post Office London United Kingdom Source:8913694 April 1911
1911
location 17 Cavour Street, Newington, South East London United Kingdom parents address Source:8913694 April 1911
1916
enlistment Southwark, South London United Kingdom Source:8070501 1916
1916
service British Army Rifleman 5977 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8070500 1916 - 7th October 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8070501 1916 - 7th October 1916
1917
service British Army Rifleman 373030 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8070500 1st January 1917
marriage Mary Ann Alice Knight Source:8070500
location Camberwell, South London United Kingdom Source:8070501
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:8070500 Source:8070501 7th October 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 9 C and 9 D Source:8070500

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Robert
Initials WR
Last Name Knight
Source 8070500
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
17 Cavour Street, Newington, South East London United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Camberwell, South London United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5977 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
British Army 373030 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Ann Alice Knight wife

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Valerie34433
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Valerie34433

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