BORN BEVERLEY 1897. FOURTH AND YOUNGEST SON OF VINCENT & SARAH ANN KNOWLES, OF 15, ALBANY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). SON OF A BUILDER. THE FIFTH OF SIX CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED IN THE 2ND/6TH SHERWOOD FORESTER. KILLED IN ACTION 27/9/1917, AGED 20. HE IS COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT CEMETERY. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 22/10/1917.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER VINCENT KNOWLES. HIS BROTHER, ALSO SERVED AND SURVIVED THE WAR.
| Name | George Edgar Knowles |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Beverley, Yorkshire, 1897 |
| Death Date | 27 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment |
| Battalion | 2/6th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 241958 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
GEORGE EDGAR
Military Number:
241958
Rank:
Private
Date Died
27/09/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West Flanders, Belgium
Age:
20
15, ALBANY STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
