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Lance Corporal G W KNIGHT

Service Number: 11790
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 27 July 1916

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL

VI. P. 9.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Medal
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Alfred Knight, of Dudley House, Stockton, Rugby.
  • Personal Inscription MAY ANGELS GUARD YOU NIGHT AND DAY OUR DEAR BRAVE LAD SO FAR AWAY

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Buried or commemorated at

DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL
Somme France
Number of casualties: 5523
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