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William McKnight

Details

Forename William
Surname McKnight
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 25
Address 39 Oxford Street, Wigan / 3 Bank Terrace, Longshoot
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Corporal
Occupation or place of work Pawn Brokers assistant
Regiment Kings Royal Rifle Corps 1st batt
Day of Death 14
Month of Death November
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Frankfurt Trench British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
Regiment Number R/7063
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Son of John and Elizabeth

CWGC, Ancestry, WE 23/12/16