Knott, John –

Son of Charles and Marjory Knott, of 19, Lark Hill, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted January/February 1915. Died in hospital in France from shell shot wounds to the legs. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.

Personal details

  • Surname: Knott
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 28th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 19810
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: M.M.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: XIX. M. 14.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/02/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 04/05/1917 06/07/1917 14/12/1917 28/12/1917 25/01/1918 26/04/1918 05/07/1918 02/08/1918 27/12/1918

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