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Victor Alfred Knox

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Victor Alfred Knox

April 23, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/92327

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

419 Squadron

Additional Information

Son of James and Letitia Knox, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 354 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COUVRON-ET-AUMENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Aisne, France

Grave Reference:

Row B. Grave 1.

Location:

Couvron-et-Aumencourt is a village 12 kilometres north-north-west of Laon and some 5 kilometres north of Crepy-en-Laonnais. The COUVRON-ET-AUMENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY is south-east of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Victor Alfred Knox is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Victor Alfred Knox is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Victor Alfred Knox is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Victor Alfred Knox is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of VICTOR ALFRED KNOX– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of VICTOR ALFRED KNOX – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of VICTOR ALFRED KNOX– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of VICTOR ALFRED KNOX
    Photo of VICTOR ALFRED KNOX – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Id card– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Id card – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker– This is the Memorial for Pilot Officer Victor A. Knox who was the Tail Gunner in the same plane that I was in. We were shot down the night of April 22/23, 1944 over Laon in L'Aisne, and he was the only fatal casualty. He lies in Couvron Amencour Communal Cemetery. Victor's stone is on the left; on the right is the stone of an unknown Airman.

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    Gravemarker – This is the Memorial for Pilot Officer Victor A. Knox who was the Tail Gunner in the same plane that I was in. We were shot down the night of April 22/23, 1944 over Laon in L'Aisne, and he was the only fatal casualty. He lies in Couvron Amencour Communal Cemetery. Victor's stone is on the left; on the right is the stone of an unknown Airman.
  • Gravemarker, photo 2

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    Gravemarker, photo 2
  • Newspaper Clipping– The Toronto Star, February 2, 1945, page 21

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    Newspaper Clipping – The Toronto Star, February 2, 1945, page 21
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star 1945. A photo of Jack Knox, the brother of Victor, who served with him in 419 Moose Sqn. and completed 40 trips. He was instructor in England before being shipped home.

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star 1945. A photo of Jack Knox, the brother of Victor, who served with him in 419 Moose Sqn. and completed 40 trips. He was instructor in England before being shipped home.
  • Photo of Victor Alfred Knox

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    Photo of Victor Alfred Knox
    Photo of Victor Alfred Knox

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