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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM BERNARD KNIGHT

Regiment & Unit/Ship

North Staffordshire Regiment

"E" Coy. 4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 April 1915

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY

VII. L. 11

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Only son of Margaret Knight, of 18, Nevern Square, Kensington, London, and the late Thomas Joseph Knight. A solicitor. Native of Kilburn, London.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
  • N.B. Recent research has shown that Second Lieutenant Knight is buried here. Currently the grave is marked with a headstone to an Unknown Second Lieutenant, but a new headstone bearing his details is now on order. Please contact the Commission for further details.
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