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We remember Oswald Reed Knapp
We remember Oswald Reed Knapp
Timeline
Timeline
1886
birth
United Kingdom
Source:7152176
1886
1916
hospitalisation
Wounded at High Wood, a wood near Bazentin le Petit in the Somme area of northern France. This site says he died 5 days later.
Hospital/Institution
Source:8988517
8th September 1916
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Welsh Regiment
2nd Battalion
Source:8988517
1916
death
Source:7152176
13th September 1916
burial
Somme
France
Source:7152176
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Oswald Reed |
| Initials | OR |
| Last Name | Knapp |
| Source | 3260246 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Welsh Regiment | 2nd Battalion | Second Lieutenant |
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War diary entry about him being woundedWounded at High Wood, a wood near Bazentin le Petit in the Somme area of northern France. This site says he died 5 days later.Contributed by:
Edwin110085
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Knapp and his death referenced in Ford Madox Ford's poem "One Day's List" | Connie110407 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Lt Oswald Knapp | Craig43846 | |
| War diary entry about him being wounded | Edwin110085 |
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