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.
Knott, John –
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: Border Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.M.
Memorials
- Albert Road Congregational Church - Farnworth
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- 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