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Knight, Alfred Joseph
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Knight, Alfred Joseph
Date Of Birth
24 Aug 1888
Age
29
Birth Place
Ladywood, Birmingham
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
20 Sep 2017
Date Of Death
4 Dec 1960
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2/8th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Later Second Lieutenant.
Rank Name
Serjeant
Service Number
370995
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
11568 (V.C.); Issue 30372 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Alberta Section, Ypres, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
London Regiment
Battalion
2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)
Place of Death
Birmingham
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
London Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31/10/2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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